Victim who lost arm ID'd; drug charges expected

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Aug 19, 2008 at 8:39 AM MST

Story Updated: Aug 19, 2008 at 8:39 AM MST

BUTTE - A Montana Highway Patrol officer says drug trafficking charges are expected against a Butte man who lost his arm in a one-vehicle accident on Interstate 90 east of Missoula.

Jason Dominguez was still recovering at a Missoula hospital after his SUV overturned on I-90 and plunged 16 feet down an embankment onto Beavertail Road on Aug. 9.

Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Garrett Van Hoose says investigators found almost 3 pounds of marijuana in the vehicle. A scale was also found. Dominguez's left arm was severed in the crash. The 32-year-old man remains hospitalized and Van Hoose says he appears to be recovering from his injuries.

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