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Published July 4, 2022

Weekend Accidents Kill, Injure

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One person was killed, and two others suffered serious injuries as the result of traffic mishaps in the region.

According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, an 88-year-old man from Zap was driving an OHV, a 2021 Can-Am Defender, on Mercer County Road 21, 10 miles north of Beulah, at 11:13 Saturday morning when the accident occurred.

The Can-Am was slowing near an intersection when a 2018 Dodge Pickup 3500 was attempting to pass. The Can-Am turned into a boat and trailer being towed by the Dodge.

The driver of the Can-Am was ejected and pronounced dead at Sanford Hospital in Bismarck.

At 2:38 a.m. Saturday, on U.S. Highway 83 seven miles south of Wilton, a 2007 Dodge Caliber driving by Titus Covey, 18, Bismarck, entered the median and rolled. A passenger, 19-year-old Paul Massingill, Bismarck, was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected.

Both occupants were transported to Sanford Hospital in Bismarck. Massingill’s injuries were reported as serious.

A woman suffered life-threatening injuries as the result of an accident within the Williston city limits about 9 p.m. Friday. Injured was Aprille Poitra, 26, WIlliston.

According to the Highway Patrol, Poitra was a passenger in a 2019 Ford F-350 when she opened the door and fell from the vehicle. Poitra was struck by the rear passenger tire. She was taken by ambulance to CHI St. Alexius Health-Williston and then airlifted to Trinity Hospital in Minot.

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