NDHP investigating separate fatal crashes

A 24 year old Edmore  woman was killed in a rollover accident south of Nekoma (ND) Friday evening.
According to the North Dakota Patrol the victim was heading north on ND Highway 1 when the pickup entered the east ditch. The driver overcorrected and the vehicle crossed the centerline rolling an undetermined number of times. The victim was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene.
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A two vehicle crash on I-94 east of Steele left one driver dead.  The NDHP says the driver of an SUV struck the back of a pickup pulling a horse trailer with ten cows Thursday night. Both vehicles were traveling in the right lane when the accident occurred.  The impact pushed the pickup and horse trailer into the median where they rolled.   The 64 year old pickup driver was not wearing his seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle. Steve Maier of Bismarck (ND) was transported from the scene by the Kidder County Ambulance and later pronounced dead from injuries sustained in the crash.  The SUV driver was not injured.  Four of the ten cows sustained fatal injuries.