Update: Suspect in fatal hit & run surrenders to law enforcement

DUNSEITH, N.D. – A man wanted in a fatal hit and run in Rolette County has turned himself in to law enforcement.

North Dakota Highway Patrol tells us 25-year-old Joshua Forschen of Dunseith is in custody on two charges: hit and run involving death and manslaughter.

Authorities say Forschen was behind the wheel when he hit a 7-year-old Dunsieth girl crossing Highway 281 on Saturday afternoon.

The girl was pronounced dead after being flown to a Minot hospital.

The crash remains under investigation.