NEWS RELEASE | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | December 27, 2024
Glen Ullin Single-Vehicle Fatality Crash
Incident Details:
- What: Fatality
- Where: County Road 88, 1⁄2 mile north of Glen Ullin
- When: December 27, 2024, at 4:35 PM Central
- Road Conditions: Good
- Weather Conditions: Clear
- Type of Crash: Single Vehicle/Fixed Object
- Agencies Involved: North Dakota Highway Patrol, Morton County Sheriff’s Department, Glen Ullin Fire and Ambulance, Hebron Ambulance, Sanford AirMed
Vehicle Information:
- Vehicle: 2025 Kia Sorento
- Driver: 66-year-old female from Hebron (Fatality)
- Restraints: Seatbelt not in use
- Passengers:
- Passenger 1: 12-year-old male from Hebron (Injured)
- Restraints: Seatbelt in use
- Passenger 2: 15-year-old female from Hebron (Injured)
- Restraints: Seatbelt in use
- Passenger 3: 11-year-old male from Hebron (Injured)
- Restraints: Seatbelt in use
- Passenger 1: 12-year-old male from Hebron (Injured)
Narrative:
On December 27, 2024, at approximately 4:35 PM Central Time, a 2025 Kia Sorento was traveling southbound on County Road 88, 1⁄2 mile north of Glen Ullin. The driver, a 66-year-old female from Hebron, became distracted by a phone call, causing the vehicle to veer off the roadway to the left and enter the eastbound ditch. The vehicle struck a concrete bridge support and came to a stop.
The driver was not wearing a seatbelt and sustained serious injuries. She was airlifted by Sanford AirMed to Sanford Hospital in Bismarck, where she was pronounced deceased. Three juvenile passengers, all from Hebron and properly restrained, sustained non-life-threatening injuries. They were transported to Sanford Hospital via ambulance.
The crash remains under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.
I’m Chris Harper reporting for trfnews.i234.me