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David Penski, 30, killed after being thrown off of deck that was being dragged by a pickup truck in Culbertson, MT; Driver of truck cited for DUI

Modified Date: 
Thu, 06/25/2015 - 9:22am
Accident Date: 
Sunday, June 21, 2015

Officials identify Bakken worker killed in vehicle crash

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Authorities have identified a 30-year-old Bakken oilfield worker who died in a weekend accident in northwestern Montana. Roosevelt County Sheriff Jason Frederick says David Penski of Vail, Arizona, died Sunday of injuries suffered in an accident in Culbertson. He returned to the scene about an hour later and was cited with DUI and leaving the scene of an accident. The patrol says the driver continued down the street, stopped and detached the deck and drove away. The Montana Highway Patrol says a 40-year-old man was driving a pickup truck and dragging a deck that had been attached to a mobile home.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death

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Type: Drunk Driving
Topics: 
Ejected from Vehicle, DWI - DUI - Alcohol or Drug Use, Unusual Circumstances
People Involved: 
David Penski
City: 
Culbertson, MT
County: 
Roosevelt County, MT
Area: 
Minot-Bismarck-Dickinson, ND

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