Pedestrian has died following crash near Williston early Friday morning

WILLISTON, N.D. — A 23-year-old Wyoming man has died as the result of injuries sustained in a crash early Friday, June 12, near Williston.

On Friday, a 1993 GMC Sierra was traveling westbound on Highway 1804 on the east side of Williston when it struck a pedestrian who was walking along the roadway, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

The man was taken to CHI St. Alexius in Williston before being flown to Trinity Hospital in Minot, where he later died.

The driver of the Sierra, a 19-year-old man from Westby, Montana, was initially booked on charges of criminal vehicular injury, driving under the influence and minor in possession.

The crash remains under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

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