Payson man killed in Montana accident

Published: Monday, Sept. 6 2010 3:27 p.m. MDT

LIMA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Highway Patrol says a 63-year-old Utah man was killed in a rollover on I-15 in southwestern Montana.

The patrol says Murlin Ralph, of Payson, was northbound near Lima early Sunday when his vehicle drifted into the median, drove on the southbound lanes for a bit then back into the median, where the vehicle rolled. Ralph was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the vehicle.

KECI-TV reports the patrol believes Ralph fell asleep while driving.

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