Two injured after head-on crash near Stanley

STANLEY, ND (KXNET) — Two people are injured after a head-on crash involving an alleged wrong-way driver that happened Sunday night on Highway 2.

According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, Sunday at about 9:18 p.m., a Dodge Intrepid was heading west in the eastbound lanes of Highway 2 about 15 miles east of Stanley. The Intrepid collided head-on with a Dodge Caliber heading east.

The driver of the Caliber, a 25-year-old Stanley woman, suffered serious, life-threatening injuries and was flown to Trinity Health in Minot.

The driver of the Intrepid, a 28-year-old Devils Lake man. sustained minor injuries, and was arrested. He is expected to be charged with a misdemeanor for DUI and a Class B felony for criminal vehicular injury.

The NDHP is continuing to investigate the crash.