FESSENDEN, N.D. (AP) -- The North Dakota Highway Patrol has released the names of three people who were killed after two vans crashed head-on near Fessenden on Sunday.
Troopers said 54-year-old Gerrad Sturm, of Maple Plain, Minn., attempted to pass a semitrailer on State Highway 52 early Sunday night and struck another southbound van head-on.
Troopers said rain appeared to have obstructed Sturm's vision. He died at the scene, about 11 miles south of Fessenden.
The patrol said 74-year-old Carl Siebert, of Jamestown, was driving the southbound van, while 79-year-old Irene Siebert, also of Jamestown, was the passenger. Carl Siebert was killed at the scene, while Irene Siebert was pronounced dead at a Fargo hospital.
The funeral for the Sieberts is at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. John's Lutheran Church. Arrangements are being handled by Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.
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