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Gregory McFerrin, 45, dies after his pickup collides head-on with a semi on Highway 12 near East Helena, Montana

Date: 
Monday, March 9, 2015
Area: 
Butte-Bozeman, MT
At around 8:36 p.m. Monday just outside East Helena, a semi-truck was eastbound on Highway 12 when it collided head-on with the pick up truck that was traveling west. The collision occurred in the westbound lane of the highway. The pickup driver, a 45-year-old Gregory McFerrin, was not wearing a seat belt and was killed. The 33-year-old driver of the semi-trailer, Asad Khan, was brought to St. Peter's Hospital with unknown injuries. We'll update this story as more information becomes available.

Ryan Cole, 28, killed in motorcycle crash on Highway 12 on June 29.

Date: 
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Area: 
Missoula, MT

Montana Highway Patrol released the name of the victim killed in a motorcycle crash on Highway 12 Sunday. Ryan Cole, 28, was from Missoula.

The crash happened near mile marker 10, east of the Montana-Idaho state line.

MHP says Cole was eastbound shortly after 6 p.m., when he hit a guardrail and traveled along it for about 400 feet. He was thrown from the motorcycle and over the guardrail, suffering fatal injuries.

Highway 12 is known as a winding road -- popular with drivers and bikers, but also dangerous.

Crystal Ross, 30; Matthew Boegli, 29; Breighton Boegli,4; and Peighton and Maddison Boegli both age 3, and fire chief Todd Rummel killed in crash with fire truck in Helena on June 19.

Date: 
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Area: 
Helena, MT

The Jefferson County Sherrif's office released the names of the five people killed in an Thursday crash east of Helena.

Beartooth NBC reports the victims are Crystal Ross, 30; Matthew Boegli, 29; Breighton Boegli,4; and Peighton and Maddison Boegli both age 3.

According to the Montana Highway Patrol the five people were headed west on Highway 12 right around 9:00 p.m. Thursday the 19th. Their truck collided with a Three Forks fire engine headed eastbound.

Both of the vehicles burst into flames. Three Forks Fire Chief Todd Rummel was also killed in the crash.