Statistics issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have been looked at for each of the states which make up the United States and ranked as to in which states you are most likely to have a fatal road traffic accident.

It is grim reading for North Dakota which is the third most likely state in which you will suffer a fatal road traffic accident. The state population is around 725,000 people with 514,000 licensed drivers. There were 148 road traffic deaths in 2013, which includes pedestrian and cyclist deaths. The chances of being involved in a fatal car crash are one in 2,436 and the chances of being killed are one in 4,888.

The one good point is that pedestrians in North Dakota are far less likely to be hit and killed by a vehicle in the state compared to the rest of the country.

The two states which are even more dangerous are Mississippi and Montana, with Montana in the unenviable number one position with a one in 4,433 chance of dying in a car crash.

To learn more about your rights and potential compensation for your accident in North Dakota, please call the Williston accident attorneys of Maring Williams Law Office, P.C. at (800) 492-5297 or contact us online today.

On Friday afternoon, November 20, a stolen ambulance was involved in a rollover accident.

According to Minot Police, the ambulance which was outside the emergency room at Minot’s Trinity Hospital was stolen at about 1.15 p.m. At the time it was stolen, Minot Community Ambulance Service crew members were inside the hospital dropping off a patient.

However, the ambulance set off and was pursued by police at speeds of more than 90 mph along Highway 53. The chase eventually ended near Carrington on Highway 281 some 120 miles from Minot. Foster County Sheriff says that the chase ended when the ambulance swerved to avoid the spike strips which had been place on the road by the Highway Patrol and crashed into another vehicle before ending up on its roof in a field.

The driver of the ambulance escaped and ran from the scene but was later captured and the driver of the vehicle he hit had to be extricated and was transported to hospital where his condition is not known.

To learn more about your rights and potential compensation for your accident in North Dakota, please call the Williston accident attorneys of Maring Williams Law Office, P.C. at (800) 492-5297 or contact us online today.

On Tuesday night, August 18 an Underwood woman died of her injuries in a crash in McLean County.

According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, the accident happened just before 10 p.m. on a road made of gravel, about four miles to the west of Underwood.

A Ford Excursion, being driven by a 14 year old girl was travelling eastbound at high speed on Second Street Northwest when she lost control and the car ended up in the ditch. She tried to over correct and the SUV rolled and ended up on the passenger side.

Randi Backer, aged 33 was the front seat passenger and she was ejected from the vehicle and critically injured. She was taken to a Fargo hospital where she died. The rear seat passenger was a 16 year old girl and she was also ejected and taken to hospital along with the driver.

The SUV was totaled and police said that alcohol was present in the vehicle. They are still investigating but say charges are pending against the driver.

To learn more about your rights and potential compensation for your accident in North Dakota, please call the Williston accident attorneys of Maring Williams Law Office, P.C. at (800) 492-5297 or contact us online today.

On Wednesday morning, July 15, two women were killed in a car accident in Walsh County.

According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, the accident happened shortly before noon about five miles west of Park River.

A 2014 Toyota Avalon was driving northbound with four women all in their eighties. It then ran a stop sign at the intersection of Highways 32 and 17 and was hit by a westbound 2015 Kenworth semi. The two women in the back seat, who were an 81 year old from Bismark and an 84 year old from Glendive both died at the scene.

The driver, an 80 year old from Bismark had minor injuries and was taken to First Care Health Center in Park River and released following treatment. The 86 year old front seat passenger was severely injured and taken to Altru hospital in Grand Forks.

The semi driver, a 62 year old male from LaBroquerie, Man. was uninjured.

To learn more about your rights and potential compensation for your accident in North Dakota, please call the Williston accident attorneys of Maring Williams Law Office, P.C. at (800) 492-5297 or contact us online today.