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DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a 52-year-old man has died in a pickup crash near Devils Lake.

Authorities say Le Roy Schocker, Jr., 57, of Devils Lake was driving a Dodge Dakota on state Highway 20 when he left the roadway and struck a large electric utilities pole on Saturday evening.

The pickup caught fire and Schocker died at the scene.

Authorities say conditions were clear and sunny at the time of the crash. The crash remains under investigation by the Highway Patrol.