Woman killed in early Tuesday crash near Arlee identified

UPDATE: 2:36 p.m. - June 11, 2024

Lake County Sheriff Don Bell has released the name of the 25-year-old woman who died in an early Tuesday morning crash near Arlee.

Sheriff Bell says Naomi Plant of Arlee died in the one-vehicle crash which happened near the intersection of Dumontier and McLeod roads outside 4:23 a.m.

Plant's body has been taken to the State Medical Examiner so that an autopsy can be performed.

(first report: 10:17 a.m. - June 11, 2024)

A 25-year-old woman from Arlee died early Tuesday morning in a one-vehicle crash in Lake County.

The Montana Highway Patrol reports the crash happened near the intersection of Dumontier and McLeod roads outside of Arlee at 4:23 a.m.

The victim was heading north on McLeod Road when she missed a curve, causing her Nissan Versa to go off the road and then roll over, according to MHP.

The victim was not wearing a seatbelt. MHP reports speed is believed to have been a factor in the fatal crash.

The woman’s name has not yet been released.

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