One dead, three injured in Rolette County crash
Oct. 13—A two-vehicle crash Wednesday evening in north-central North Dakota resulted in one death and three injuries.
The incident occurred shortly after 10 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 281 and Rolette County Road 15. According to a report from the North Dakota Highway Patrol, a 2021 Buick Enclave driven by Richard Casavant, 73, of Rolette was northbound on County Road 15 and approaching the intersection with 281. A 2003 Toyota Tundra was westbound on 281.
According to the Highway Patrol, the Buick did not stop at a posted stop sign and hit the Toyota.
Casavant, who was wearing a seat belt, suffered serious injuries. All three people in the Tundra were not wearing seat belts, according to the NDHP, and were ejected from the vehicle.
Passengers in the Tundra — including Jasmine Counts, 30, of Dunseith, North Dakota, and Brandon Reese, 32, of Clinton Township, Michigan — suffered serious injuries. The driver, a 57-year-old man from Minot, died at the scene. His name has not yet been released by the Highway Patrol.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Rolette County Sheriff's Office, Rolette Police Department, Rolla Police Department, Belcourt Emergency Medical Services, Belcourt Fire Department, Turtle Mountain Tribal Security and North Dakota Highway Patrol all responded to the crash.
