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Cary man killed in North Dakota rollover crash

A 55-year-old Cary man died when the car he was driving left a North Dakota highway and rolled over, ejecting him from the vehicle, North Dakota Highway Patrol said in a news release.

Police said Tom Mcfall was driving a 1998 Ford Explorer westbound on Highway 11 toward Hague, N.D., for a hunting trip. The roadway was icy due to light rain and snow when the crash happened about 6:30 p.m. Friday, police said. The SUV hit the ditch on the north side of the road and rolled several times. Police said Mcfall was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

He leaves behind a wife and two grown daughters. The family could not be reached Monday.

A passenger in the car, Stephen Peppa, 50, of Barrington, was wearing a seat belt and was taken to a hospital with unspecified injuries, state police said.

The North Dakota Highway patrol is investigating the cause of the crash.

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