NDHP – On September 6 at 9:43am a 2012 Ford Expedition was traveling eastbound on Highway 200 near mile marker 220 when it ran off the roadway and into the south ditch. The vehicle then struck an embankment in the ditch before coming to rest. The driver, a 59 year old male, Russel Gress from Center, was pronounced deceased on scene.

The crash remains under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.