Grand Forks man charged in pickup and train collision

Courtesy: North Dakota Highway Patrol
Courtesy: North Dakota Highway Patrol

(Grand Forks, ND) -- More information is being released following last weeks pickup and train crash near Grand Forks.

David Contreras (60 - Grand Forks, ND) is charged with failure to stop for a railroad crossing Contreras hit the lead engine of an Amtrak Empire Builder train. He suffered minor injuries. The passenger in the vehicle, Richard Lorenzen (52 - East Grand Forks, MN), was not injured in the crash.

An investigation into the crash is still ongoing.