KGVO News spoke to Sergeant Jay Nelson, Public Information Officer with the Montana Highway Patrol about the daunting task of keeping troopers on the road.
A Montana Highway Patrol trooper and Missoula County Sheriff’s Office deputy were dispatched to reports of a Semi truck driving westbound in the eastbound lanes of the interstate I-90.
Remember this heroic rescue near Townsend? MHP Trooper Amanda Villa was set to receive an honorable mention TOP COPS Award Thursday from the National Association of Police Organizations at an event in Washington, DC.
According to AAA, in 2020, nearly 40,000 people died in the U.S. in traffic crashes, the most since 2007, and the numbers coming from 2021 are expected to be even worse.