Harlem man dies, 2 hurt in crash

Thomas Murphy Walker, 29, of Harlem was killed Tuesday after his car encountered a left-hand curve on Secondary Highway 241, went off the left side of the road and drove through the east ditch.

The fatality crash report from the Montana Highway Patrol said the vehicle then struck an approach and became airborne. It then landed and rolled onto its roof before coming to a stop in the east ditch.

Highway Patrol responded to a call concerning the accident near Harlem around 8:35 p.m. Tuesday.

There were two passengers, one man from Havre and a woman from Harlem, who were injured by the crash and taken to Northern Montana Hospital. As of this morning, they were in stable condition.

Walker was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

The vehicle was a Chevrolet Corsica, and no one was wearing seatbelts.