NDHP – Dec 15 at 11:52am, a 2015 Freightliner garbage truck driven by 69 yr old Douglas Stewart , was westbound on Highway 2 near MM 179, left the roadway, entering the median. The vehicle vaulted over a highway crossover and landed in the median where it crossed back over the westbound lanes and came to rest in the north ditch. The driver was pronounced deceased on scene.

The crash remains under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol. The name of the
driver will be released pending next of kin notification.