By Associated Press - Monday, October 19, 2020

HARWOOD, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Highway Patrol has released the names of the victims of a deadly crash in Harwood, north of Fargo.

KFGO-AM reports the crash happened just before 10 a.m. Friday. Authorities said a minivan driven by Jeannette Arnold, 76, of Esmond, failed to stop at the intersection of Cass County 20 and Cass County 17 and struck the side of a hopper trailer being pulled by a passing truck.

Arnold and passenger Dennis Marthe, 75, of Rugby, both died at the scene. A second passenger, Rita Wentz, 80, of Rugby, was flown to Sanford Hospital in Fargo for serious injuries.



The driver of the truck was uninjured.

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