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January 31, 2022 - 7:38am | By Kyle Cornell
(Rocklake, ND) -- The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a man is dead after being struck in a lane of traffic 8 miles Northwest of Rocklake just after 7:30 p.m. Sunday evening.
Authorities say 65-year-old Charles Huovinen was slouched on his knees on Highway 281 near mile marker 221 when an SUV driven by 41-year-old Carlee Thompson ran into him. Thompson and her two juvenile passengers were not injured.
A cause for the crash is under investigation, and possible charges are pending.