Williston man hits off-road motorcycle in fatal crash

WILLISTON, N.D. — A 20-year-old Montana man was killed after a North Dakota man — who is accused of driving drunk — hit the off-road motorcycle he was driving.

According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, the crash happened just after 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 at the intersection of Second Avenue West and Second Street West in Williston, North Dakota.

The Poplar, Montana, man was driving a 2020 Yamaha off-road motorcycle west on Second Street when 46-year-old Maverick Stanton of Williston attempted to make a turn onto Second Avenue West. Stranton, who was driving a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500, failed to yield and struck the motorcycle, the patrol said.

The Montana man was taken to Trinity Hospital in Minot, North Dakota, where he died.

Stranton was not injured. He was arrested for driving under the influence.

The name of the Montana man has not yet been released. The highway patrol said the roads were clear and it was sunny at the time of the crash.

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