ND Highway Patrol release
What: Injury
Where: Hwy 200 near MM 200 (Approximately 10 miles east of Bowdon, ND)
When: February 9th 2024 at 10:15 AM Central time
Road Conditions: Good
Weather Conditions: Cloudy
Crash Involvement: Vehicle
Type of Crash: Rear End
Agencies Involved: North Dakota Highway Patrol, Wells County Sheriff’s Department,
Carrington PD. Bowdon Fire, Sykeston Fire, Carrington ambulance.
Vehicle No. 1: 2007 Chevy Silverado
Driver No. 1: Eric Hvinden 44-year-old male from Maddock, ND- None life threatening
injuries.
Restraints: No seat belt.
Charges: Misdemeanor driving Under Suspension, and citation for open container of
alcohol.
Vehicle No. 2: 1999 Kenworth Truck
Driver No. 2: Kenneth Risovi 67-year-old male from Harvey, ND- Not injured.
Restraints: seatbelt
Charges: none
NARRATIVE: The Kenworth semi-truck hauling a trailer, entered Highway 200 from 45th Ave
NE and was driving westbound on Highway 200. The Silverado was also westbound. The driver
of the Silverado failed to see the slower moving Kenworth semi-truck and rear ended the
trailer of the Kenworth. The driver of the Silverado (Hvinden) sustained none-life threatening
injuries from the crash and was transported by Carrington ambulance to the Carrington Saint
Alexius Hospital and was then transported to the Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. The driver of
the Kenworth (Risovi) was not injured in the crash.
This crash remains under investigation by the NDHP.
