Name of Thursday motorcycle crash fatality released

Hill County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the victim in a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred Thursday on Montana Highway 234.

Undersheriff Stan Martin said Kelly Benson, a 63-year-old Havre resident, died at the scene of the crash that was called in at 8:12 p.m.

Trooper Christopher Baker said Benson was northbound in Beaver Creek Park and failed to negotiate a turn near mile marker 16. The motorcycle rolled, throwing the Benson, who was not wearing a helmet, Baker said.