Mandan, ND – A fatal crash on Interstate 94 west of Mandan early Saturday killed a 21-year-old woman after icy roadway conditions caused her vehicle to cross into oncoming traffic.
According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 6:36 a.m. Saturday near mile marker 139, about eight miles west of Mandan in Morton County.
Investigators said a 2017 Subaru Legacy traveling eastbound was negotiating a curve when icy road conditions caused the vehicle to enter the westbound lanes of Interstate 94.
The Subaru then collided with a westbound 2024 Ram 3500 pickup in a T-bone crash, authorities said.
The driver of the Subaru, a 21-year-old woman from Lancaster, Ohio, was pronounced dead at the scene from fatal injuries. Officials said she was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
The driver of the Ram pickup, a 34-year-old man from Punta Gorda, Florida, was also wearing a seatbelt and sustained injuries described as non-life-threatening. He was transported to a hospital in Bismarck for treatment, according to the highway patrol.
Road conditions at the time were reported as icy, though weather conditions were described as dry, officials said.
Emergency responders from the Morton County Sheriff’s Office, Mandan Rural Fire Department, and Metro Area Ambulance assisted at the crash scene.
The North Dakota Highway Patrol said the crash remains under investigation.
Early-morning interstate crashes can affect commuters and student drivers traveling between Mandan and Bismarck, particularly when road surfaces are icy.
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