UPDATE: Crookston Man Killed In Crash In Grand Forks Co. ID’d

GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A head-on crash near Thompson, North Dakota has claimed the life of a Crookston man.

It happened around 8:30 Tuesday morning on County Road 7, about 6 miles east of Thompson.

Highway Patrol says 20-year-old Tyson Horton of Fertile crossed the center line and crashed head-on into a pickup.

Horton was uninjured but the driver of the pickup, 42-year-old Thomas McWaters of Crookston, died at the scene.

McWaters was not wearing a seat belt.

The crash remains under investigation and charges are pending.