Man, 60, identified in fatal Park River crash – Grand Forks Herald

PARK RIVER, N.D. — The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified a 60-year-old man as the driver killed in a crash Saturday, June 8, east of Park River.

Roger Johnson of Park River died after failing to negotiate the “Hoople turn” while heading west on State Highway 17.

Johnson's Ford F150 left the road and ended up in a ditch north of the highway. The truck hit a tree in the ditch and Johnson was fatally injured.

The crash remains under investigation by the Highway Patrol.

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