One man is dead after crash near Park River

PARK RIVER, N.D. (KVRR) — A Park River man is dead after crashing into a tree early Saturday morning.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 60-year-old Roger Johnson was driving west on State Highway 17 around 5 a.m.

When he was at the “Hoople turn”, about 7 east of Park River, he went off the road while going around a curve and hit a tree.

The crash is still under investigation.