MCHENRY, N.D. (KFGO) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol is speaking out after last weekend’s fatal hit-and-run crash after a street dance in McHenry has become a political talking point.

Captain Brian Niewind says a small community, families, and friends are trying to cope with the tragic death of 18 year-old Cayler Ellingson.

Shannon Brandt has been charged with criminal vehicular homicide with a DUI involved and leaving the scene of a crash in the fatal crash early Sunday, Sept. 18.