Woman killed in Fort Belknap rollover crash

A woman was killed Saturday evening in a one-vehicle rollover crash on Fort Belknap Indian Reservation on Beaver Creek Road.

The woman, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was traveling northwest on a stretch of road that had recently been chip sealed and was posted as a 35 mph zone, said Trooper Matt Erickson, who was still investigating the scene. Erickson said it appeared that the driver had drifted the vehicle to the right then overcorrected, causing the vehicle to cross the centerline.

The driver overcorrected again and the vehicle entered the northbound ditch where it rolled once, ejecting the driver from the vehicle. She was declared dead at the scene.

Erickson said his initial investigation shows that alcohol, speed and not wearing a seatbelt factored into the death.

The name of the victim had not been released by press deadline.