UPDATE: The Montana Highway Patrol reported Thursday morning that the person of interest in the hit-and-run incident has been located. On Friday night, the Broadwater County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as 54-year-old David Ruymen of Florida.
The incident remains under investigation.
The Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) is seeking information about a hit-and-run incident that left a pedestrian dead south of Townsend early Wednesday morning, Nov. 22, 2023.
MHP said in a social media post a pedestrian was struck and killed around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday on Highway 287 at milepost 95, between Townsend and the junction of 287 and I-90.
According to the crash report, the victim was a 54-year-old man from St. Petersburg, Florida who was walking northbound in the middle of the highway when he was struck.
According to MHP, the suspect vehicle is a 2011-2016 white Ford Superduty crew cab long box pickup pulling a single-axle box-type utility trailer.
MHP said the truck was last seen traveling north through Townsend at 5:10 a.m. The driver's side fender will be missing off of the trailer, which now possibly has on a spare tire.
Anyone with information about the vehicle is asked to call the MHP Communications Center at 406-841-7022.
No further details were available. We will update you if we get more information.
