Woman killed in Highway 83 wreck from Bigfork, not Butte

Flathead County Sheriff and Coroner Brian Heino confirmed on Thursday that a woman killed in a collision on Highway 83 last week was from Bigfork, not Butte.  

The woman, identified as 43-year old Dusty Ann Fratzke, had Butte listed as her address on her driver’s license and was initially reported to be a resident there.  

Reportedly Fratzke was driving northbound around 9:46 a.m. Friday, August 9, and attempted a lefthand turn onto Wolf Creek Ranch Road into oncoming traffic. Her Audi A6 was struck by a southbound Toyota Tundra occupied by two 21-year old men from Lakeside. 

Fratzke was pronounced dead on the scene. Both men were seriously injured and transported to Logan Health Medical Center. Road conditions were reported as bare and dry, drugs are a suspected factor in the crash.