State Patrol identifies Minot woman killed in crash

MINOT — The North Dakota State Patrol has identified the Minot woman killed in a crash Friday evening, March 20, northeast of the city.

According to a release, Lester Bergstad, 46, of Minot, was driving a 2025 Ford F550 box truck at 4:34 p.m. Friday on 128th Avenue Northeast near 13th Street Northeast, six miles northeast of Minot. Bergstad lost control of the truck and it rolled.

Estoria Bergstad, 46, of Minot, a passenger in the truck, was pronounced dead at the scene, the release said. Lester Bergstad was injured and taken to Trinity Hospital in Minot.

Neither Estoria nor Lester Bergstad were wearing seat belts.

Charges against Lester Bergstad are under investigation, the release said.

The Ward County Sheriff’s Office, Trinity Ambulance Service and Minot Rural Fire also responded to the crash.

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