WEST YELLOWSTONE, MO. (THECOUNT) — Michael Najjar of Five Points, Alabama, has been identified as the victim of a West Yellowstone snowmobile crash on Monday. A passenger on the vehicle was seriously injured in the crash.
Najjar, 60, was operating a snowmobile when he allegedly ran a stop sign in Yellowstone and collided with an SUV, the Gallatin County Coroner says. A passenger on the vehicle was critically injured. A family member has identified that individual as Najjar’s wife, Lynn Najjar.
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According to the West Yellowstone Police Department, the couple was snowmobiling southbound on Dunraven Street approaching the intersection with Gibbon Avenue in West Yellowstone around 3:27 p.m. on Monday. Gibbon Avenue is a through street and traffic on Dunraven Street is directed to stop by stop signs.
The snowmobile failed to stop for the stop sign. At the time, an eastbound sport utility vehicle was approaching the intersection. The sport utility vehicle struck the snowmobile and the riders were knocked off. The impact deflected the snowmobile into a second vehicle that was stopped at the intersection.
Lynn was transported by helicopter to the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls and is in critical condition.
“Mike” was pronounced deceased at the scene of multiple blunt force trauma injuries consistent with the violent crash.
According to Michael Najjar sister, Julia Najjar Parker, her sister-in-law in surgery with multiple broken bones.
The couple was on vacation from Five Points, Alabama where they are owner operators of “Mike’s Cycle Shop.”
The crash remains under investigation by the West Yellowstone Police Department, source KBZK.
Parker took to Facebook to remember her beloved brother while asking for prayers for the injured in the “horrific accident.”
West Yellowstone is a town in southern Montana. It’s a gateway to Yellowstone National Park, known for the huge Old Faithful geyser and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. The park is home to wildlife like elk and bison. In town, the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center offers the chance to get close to bears and wolves. Housed in an old train depot, Yellowstone Historic Center traces local history and transportation, according to wikipedia.