One man is dead after crash near Park River

60-year-old man identified in fatal Park River crash

PARK RIVER, N.D. — The North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified a 60-year-old man as the driver killed in an accident Saturday, June 8, east of Park River. Roger Johnson of Park River died after failing to negotiate the “Hoople turn” while traveling westbound on State Highway 17. Johnson’s Ford F150 went off the road into a ditch north of the highway. The truck struck a tree in the ditch, and Johnson suffered fatal injuries. The crash re…

Man in fatal tree crash identified

PARK RIVER, N.D. — Authorities have identified a Park River man who died in a crash after striking a tree in northeast North Dakota. Roger Johnson, 60, died in the Saturday morning, June 8, crash on State Highway 17 about 7 miles east of Park River, the North Dakota Highway Patrol said Sunday in a news release. He was driving a Ford F150 when he “failed to negotiate the curve” and hit a tree in a ditch, the release said. Johnson was not wear…

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. Categories: Local News, North Dakota News Tags: NORTH D…