MISSOULA (AP) — A volunteer firefighter was killed Wednesday when a tractor trailer crashed into his vehicle while he was responding to a wreck on Interstate 90 near Haugan, authorities said.
According to the Montana Highway Patrol, the 59-year-old firefighter from Haugan was responding to a single-vehicle wreck involving minor injuries. Chief Bruce Charles of West End Volunteer Fire and Rescue in Mineral County identified the victim as Jerry Parrick.
The Highway Patrol said Parrick was in his pickup truck with his emergency lights flashing when the tractor trailer slid and jackknifed on the snow-covered road just after noon. Parrick, who was not wearing a seat belt, was partially ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the tractor trailer, a 54-year-old man from New Jersey, and his passenger, a 52-year-old man also from New Jersey, were not injured in the collision.
Great Falls Tribune: http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20081218/NEWS01/81218005
