Six-year-old struck by vehicle dies
Patrice Bumstead
Farmer Editor
On Saturday, April 8, at approximately 6:50 p.m. a six year-old male was fatally struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle in Watford City.
According to a news release provided by the North Dakota Highway Patrol, 19 year-old Julian Montoya was driving a Toyota Tundra in a parking lot of an apartment complex Saturday evening, as the vehicle traveled around a section of garages it struck the juvenile male who was riding his bicycle in the area. The juvenile was pronounced deceased on scene.
North Dakota Highway Patrol, Watford City Police Department, McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office, Watford City Fire Department, McKenzie County Ambulance and the N.D. Bureau of Criminal Investigations all responded to the scene. The investigation is ongoing.