Fatal accident number down statewide in 2019

There has been a total of 24 fatalities on Montana roads in 2019, five occurring in the MDOT Region 7 that includes the Three Forks area and Gallatin County, Broadwater County, Meagher County, Madison County and Park County.

A report from the Montana Highway Patrol showed one of the District fatalities happening on the Interstate, two on state highways and two on rural roads.

According to the Montana Highway Patrol, as of April 15 the number is down statewide from the same time in 2018 where there were 28 reported fatalities on Montana roads. The number of fatalities reported at this time in 2...