Lolo Pass crash victims identified

MISSOULA – Two motorcyclists who were killed in a crash on U.S. Highway 12 east of Lolo Pass have been identified.

Vernon Stanley, 46, and his wife, Linda, 54, of Ogden, Utah, were headed to Spokane to visit family when Monday’s accident occurred, Missoula County sheriff’s Capt. Greg Hintz said.

The couple was pulling a camper trailer when Vernon Stanley apparently lost control of the bike while rounding a curve, according to the Montana Highway Patrol.

The bike struck an eastbound pickup, and the Stanleys were pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver was unhurt.