Archive for July 2013
Fatal HWY 200 Accident as Driver Drifts Over Centerline
Investigators with the North Dakota Highway Patrol are still trying to determine what caused the HWY 200 accident where a 49 year old Beulah resident’s car crossed the centerline and cause a head on collision with another vehicle. Though one of the passengers survived the serious accident without injury, the other driver was not so…
Read MoreBakken Oil Field Explosion Ripped Through Construction Site
A construction worker, building homes for the Bakken Oil Field workers, might consider himself lucky to be alive this week after he survived a Bakken Oil Field explosion that ripped through a home just days ago. The home, which may have been under construction at the time of the accident, was being built by Malmquist…
Read MoreStudies Link Weakened Motorcycle Helmet Laws to Increased Deaths
In recent years, advocates in the motorcycling community have stepped up their efforts to sway state politicians into weakening or eliminating helmet laws for motorcycle riders. Their arguments often include a statement regarding how it should be their choice whether they wear a helmet because it is their body and therefore their choice. But as…
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