On October 25, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m., the Minot Police Department was in a vehicle pursuit of a suspect involved in a felony domestic violence. The fleeing vehicle a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu driven by a 21-year-old male of Minot, ND was westbound on Ward County Road 14 at a high rate of speed. The vehicle continued onto a gravel road and lost control. It entered the ditch and rolled. The driver was transported to Trinity Hospital with serious injuries and was later pronounced deceased. The crash remains under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.