Vehicle Crashes Into Garage on Kentucky Avenue, Driver Arrested

DILLON — First responders were called to Kentucky Avenue Wednesday afternoon after a vehicle crashed through a fence and into a residential garage.

Dillon Police, Beaverhead County Sheriff’s deputies, and the Dillon Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene where a silver Chevrolet pickup truck had plowed through a fence and into the garage of a home.

According to witnesses, the vehicle reportedly came off Oliver Lane, crossed into oncoming traffic on Kentucky Avenue, narrowly missing another vehicle before spinning its tires and crashing into the garage.

Officers on scene located alcohol bottles inside the vehicle, and the driver was reportedly showing signs of impairment.

Authorities say the driver was transported to the hospital by ambulance following a brief scuffle with police.

The incident remains under investigation.