Highway Patrol Identifies Rollover Victim

LEONARD, N.D. (AP) — Authorities have identified the 55-year-old man killed in a rollover crash near Leonard.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol tells KSJB radio that the victim is Raymond Heiser (HIGH'-zer) of Courtenay.

Sgt. Tom Herzig says Heiser was traveling in a pickup truck south on ND 18 when he failed to slow for the T-intersection with ND 46.

The man was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene. The accident is believed to have taken place late Thursday or early Friday.

The accident remains under investigation by the highway patrol.

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Information from: KSJB-AM, http://ksjbam.com

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