Investigators: Fatal September bus crash likely caused by distracted driving

(Traill County, ND) -- North Dakota State Troopers believe distracted driving may be to blame for a deadly crash involving a Traill County volleyball team.  

The crash happened last September on Highway 32 south of Petersburg killed a pickup truck driver and injured the bus driver and players and coach from Hatton-Northwood High School.  The investigation in Nelson County revealed that the pickup driver Archie Gronvold ran a stop sign and crashed with the school bus.  

Investigators say Gronvold may have been looking at a piece of paper for an address when he ran the stop sign.