93-Year-Old Man Deceased After T-Bone Crash

The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the man failed to yield to a Chevrolet Tahoe, traveling westbound on U.S. Highway 2.

LAKOTA, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a T-bone crash has claimed the life of a 93-year-old Lakota man.

The NDHP says the incident took place just after 4:30 P.M. on May 8. The man was driving a 2000 Buick LeSabre northbound on North Dakota Highway 1. He apparently failed to yield at the intersection of North Dakota Highway 1 and U.S. Highway 2, where the LeSabre was struck on its passenger side by a 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe. The Tahoe was driven by a 41-year-old woman from Grand Forks with two juveniles in tow.

The 93-year-old died as a result of his injuries. Both the 41-year-old and the two juveniles were uninjured. Everyone involved in the crash were wearing their seatbelts.

The incident remains under investigation by the NDHP.