Thompson Falls resident killed in rollover accident

KALISPELL – Amber Morgan McAtee, a Thompson Falls resident, was killed in a vehicle rollover west of Kalispell on Wednesday afternoon.

The 38-year-old was headed westbound on Highway 2 at about 3 p.m. when her vehicle went off the left side of the road.

McAtee overcorrected her sport utility vehicle and put it into a side slide, which caused it to roll.

Montana Highway Patrol said McAtee was ejected from the vehicle and ended up pinned underneath the vehicle in a ditch.

The accident occurred approximately seven miles west of Kalispell, just east of Big Horn Drive.

According to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office, the vehicle rolled over several times.

McAtee lived in the Thompson Falls area but according to reports, she planned to move back to West Glacier where her family resided.

Currently the crash is still being investigated.

McAtee graduated from Columbia Falls High School and went to college at Montana State University in Bozeman.

According to her obituary, McAtee was active in 4-H during her younger years and loved adventure.

A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. on Sunday at the Christian Center in Kalispell.