Update 3 p.m., March 10
A second victim has died as a result of injuries from a two-vehicle crash on on March 2 near Laurel.
The Montana Highway Patrol reported Monday that the driver of a Nissan Sentra, a 16-year-old girl from El Paso, Texas, died at a local hospital over the weekend.
The crash happened when Nissan Sentra was heading west on Neibauer Road, stopped at the intersection of South 72nd Street West, then drove into the intersection and was struck by a Hummer driven by a 38-year-old man from Laurel.
Another passenger in the Sentra, a 56-year-old man, was killed. A 56-year-old female passenger in the vehicle was taken to a hospital.
All three occupants of the vehicle were from El Paso.
None of the three occupants of the Hummer were injured.
LAUREL - A man was killed and two others injured in a two-vehicle crash recently near Laurel.
The Montana Highway Patrol said in a report released Wednesday that the crash happened Sunday at 10:14 a.m. at the intersection of South 72nd Street West and Neibauer Road.
The patrol said a 16-year-old female from El Paso, Texas, was driving a Nissan Sentra westbound on Neibauer Road and came to a stop at the intersection with South 72nd Street West. The Nissan then went into the intersection and was struck by a Hummer driven by a 38-year-old man from Laurel.
The patrol report does not state which direction the Hummer was traveling, but notes that Neibauer Road is a through street for northbound and southbound traffic.
The driver of the Nissan was injured as was a 56-year-old woman passenger. A 56-year-old man who was also a passenger in the Nissan was killed. All three occupants are from El Paso, the patrol report states.
None of the occupants in the Hummer, including a 4-year-old child, were injured. Everyone involved in the crash was wearing a seat belt, the patrol states.
