Fatal Crash in Morton County

The North Dakota Highway patrol says the driver was not wearing their seatbelt.

MORTON COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – A Mandan man is dead after a single-vehicle crash early on the morning of July 5.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol says at approximately 2:40 A.M., a white 2015 Dodge Ram 3500 was traveling eastbound on County Road 139A.

The driver, a 51-year-old man from Mandan, did not take a curve in the roadway, causing the vehicle to leave the road and enter the north ditch and overturn.

The individual was pronounced deceased at the scene.

NDHP says the driver was not wearing a seatbelt. The crash remains under investigation.