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Columbia Falls Crash Victim Identified

Single-vehicle crash on Blackmer Lane

By Beacon Staff, 01-29-13

The Flathead County Sheriff's Office has identified the Columbia Falls man killed in last weekend's Sunday morning crash.

Michael Koskela, 50, died in a single-vehicle crash on Blackmer Lane in Columbia Falls a little after 8 a.m. on Jan. 26. According to previous reports, the car drifted off a road and hit three trees in a residential yard, killing Koskela after he was partially ejected through the front passenger side window.

Montana Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.

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