WAHPETON, N.D. (NDHP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP) has released the names of the two pedestrians killed in a crash on North Dakota Highway 13 on Monday, March 13th west of Wahpeton.
Captain Bryan Niewind said 45-year-old Rory Campbell of Wahpeton and 51-year-old Gerald Wolter of Mantador died in the crash.
Niewind gave this description of the crash, “the Chevrolet Malibu had been westbound on Hwy. 13, lost control and became stuck in snow drifts that were along the westbound shoulder. The Chevrolet Silverado came upon the Chevrolet Malibu and located two occupants in the Malibu.
The driver of the Silverado, Gerald Wolter, parked his vehicle perpendicular across the roadway, facing south. Wolter exited his truck and was beginning the process of attaching a tow strap to the Malibu. The driver of the Malibu, Rory Campbell, had also exited his vehicle and was assisting with the tow strap process. While this was on-going, the Ford F150 was westbound on North Dakota Highway 13 and approached the Silverado and Malibu. This area is not lighted, and it was dark at the time of the crash. The driver of the Ford did not immediately recognize the vehicles across the roadway. When the Ford neared the Silverado, the driver of the Ford recognized the Silverado was in the roadway and swerved right. The Ford struck the Silverado, Wolter, Campbell and the Malibu. The Ford continued west on Hwy. 13 and side swiped the GMC Sierra. The Ford came to rest in the eastbound lane, facing east. The Silverado came to rest across the east and westbound roadways facing northeast. The Malibu came to rest along the westbound shoulder and westbound roadway facing south. The GMC entered the south ditch and came to rest in the ditch facing east. All vehicles remained upright. Wolter and Campbell were both pronounced deceased on scene. A passenger in the Chevrolet Malibu, Corey Myers, suffered serious injuries in the crash and was transported by Sanford LifeFlight to Sanford Hospital in Fargo. The driver of the Ford F150, Wade Mund, was transported by Breckenridge/Wahpeton Ambulance to St. Francis Hospital in Breckenridge and was treated and released.”