VCPD-patch

Updates with names

Valley City (CSi) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol, Valley City Police and Fire/Rescue and Valley City Ambulance responded to the scene of a two vehicle accident, Monday Morning (Nov 25, 2013) about 4:30-a.m., on a frost-covered I94 at mile marker 292 at Valley City.

The reports says an SUV was eastbound operated by 38 year old Ayman Ewina of LaCrosse, Wisconsin when the vehicle crossed a frost-covered bridge deck. The driver lost control of the vehicle which slid into a pickup pulling a trailer, that was parked on the south shoulder of the highway.

At the time of the collision the 45 year old driver of the pickup, Larry Cummings from Staples, Minnesota, was standing outside the vehicle re-connecting the trailer and was struck by the SUV and seriously injured. He was taken to Mercy Hospital in Valley City and then air-lifted to Sanford Hospital in Fargo.

No injuries reported to a female passenger the pickup, 41 year old Barbara Cummings nor to an 8-month old child in the pickup who was in a car seat.

The driver of the SUV was not injured.

The accident remains under investigation.