Hartford Couple, Children in Fatal Crash

Three people from Hartford, South Dakota were killed in a tragic accident over the weekend in Montana.

The accident has taken the lives of four members of a Hartford, South Dakota family that occurred early Saturday morning near Whitehall, Montana.

According to reports from the Montana Highway Patrol (MHP), Drew and Jennifer Hoefert were killed in the two-vehicle crash, along with their daughter Abby Vitek, 14.

Dakota News Now writes, a 45-year old man driving a Suburban from Spokane was suspected to have been driving under the influence of drugs. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The couple’s two young children Blayre and Cooper were also in the SUV. They were taken to a nearby hospital.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family with expenses.

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