GRAFTON, N.D. (KFGO) – A Grafton man has been charged with two felonies stemming from a deadly Saturday night crash near Edinburg. 46-year-old Christopher Thompson was driving an SUV that left a Walsh County road and hit a tree.
One of his five passengers, 48-year-old Jason Schatzke of Wheatland, was killed. Thompson was not hurt. Schatzke was among five passengers. One of them suffered minor injuries.
Thompson was arrested following the crash, but has been released on bail. The State Patrol says Peterson had been drinking prior to the crash. He’s charged with injury or death resulting from driving under the influence.
Thompson won a seat on the Walsh County Commission on November 8.
Schatzke was treasurer of The Red River Valley Sugar Beet Growers Association.
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