Name of man killed in Saturday motorcycle crash released

Liberty County Sheriff’s Office released the name of a Havre man killed in a motorcycle crash on Montana Highway 223 in the south end of Liberty County.

Charles “Chuck” Lowen, born in 1947, was declared dead at the scene early Saturday afternoon after his motorcycle crashed into a ditch. The motorcycle drifted to the edge of the highway, causing him to lose control of the motorcycle, Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Matt Erickson said.

Erickson, who was called to the crash at about 1:40 p.m., said the cause of the crash is under investigation, but accounts from witnesses riding with Lowen said it appeared Lowen might have experienced mechanical difficulties. Speed was not a factor, Erickson added, but the victim was not wearing a helmet.

Lowen was riding with a group motorcyclists participating in the inaugural Brother Frog Memorial Poker Run, but Erickson said no one else was injured in the crash.