GRIGGS COUNTY - A Cooperstown, N.D., man has died after being hit by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon while riding a bicycle on a county road.
Leslie Ronningen, 67, died Thursday after succumbing to injuries suffered when he was struck by a truck on Griggs County Road 19 near Cooperstown, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol.
Rick Rahlf, 52, was driving his Dodge Ram 1500 north when he came upon a northbound bicycle ridden by Ronningen. Rahlf attempted to brake and swerve to avoid the cyclist but was unsuccessful and struck Ronningen from behind, a news release stated.
Ronningen was taken to Essentia Hospital in Fargo, where he was treated for life-threatening injuries before dying Thursday.
No charges have been filed in the incident.
