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HANKINSON, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – A Hankinson man was injured when he rolled his Kenworth onto the drivers’ side Monday morning.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports that Jeremiah Mendenwald was towing a hopper, grain trailer loaded with corn Northbound on Richland Co. Road 1. While making a right turn, the Kenworth rolled onto its side and came to rest facing north on the drivers’ side. The load of corn spilled on the roadway.

Mendenwald was not belted during the crash, but remained in the cab of the Kenworth during the rollover. He extricated himself from the truck. He was transported by private party to Sanford Hospital in Fargo.

County Road 1 was blocked for several hours while the truck and corn were removed from the roadway. The crash remains under investigation.