SUV rollover kills two north of Jamestown

A rollover crash killed two people north of Jamestown Tuesday night, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

The patrol said a 51-year-old Pensacola, Fla., man was driving a 1998 Jeep Cherokee southbound on U.S. Highway 52 at about 7 p.m. when he lost control about seven miles north of Jamestown and entered the ditch. The Jeep struck a culvert, went airborne and rolled.

The driver died in the crash. He had been wearing a seat belt.

His passenger, a 41-year-old woman from Oacoma, S.D., was unrestrained and was ejected from the Jeep. She died as a result of the crash.

The Jeep was totaled in the crash.

The victims’ names are being held pending notification of family.

The crash remains under investigation.

No further information was available as of press time.

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