Woman killed after car pursued by MHP crashes into house

HELENA — An East Helena woman was killed inside a home Saturday night after a vehicle being pursued by the Montana Highway Patrol crashed into the building. Car chase crash kills woman in house

According to the MHP report, a trooper initiated a suspected DUI traffic stop shortly after 11:00 p.m. on an Audi A7. The trooper reported a passenger exited the vehicle and the driver fled southbound on Lake Helena Drive. At the T-intersection of Lake Helena Drive and Old Highway 12, the vehicle continued straight and crashed through the fence and into an adjacent home.

A 69-year-old woman was killed inside the home, and a 76-year-old man was injured.

Troopers took a 52-year-old male, whom they report was the driver, into custody and transported him to St. Peter’s Health to treat his injuries.