FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

In the early morning hours of Friday, September 11, 2026, the Montana Highway Patrol, Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office, Belgrade Police Department and Gallatin County Coroner’s Office investigated a fatal single vehicle rollover crash near the intersection of Frontage Road and Ali John Drive in Belgrade. The driver of the vehicle, identified as 49-year-old Rikki Cirignano of Rockland, Massachusetts, was traveling westbound on Frontage Road when the vehicle left the roadway and rolled. Rikki was pronounced deceased on scene. A passenger in the vehicle was transported to Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medical Center with minor injuries.

Sheriff Springer wishes to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Rikki Cirignano during this time.