Watford City, ND : Three dead following 3-vehicle crash on Highway 85 in western ND on Thursday, December 18, 2014

Three men are dead following a three-vehicle crash on Highway 85 in western North Dakota. The North Dakota Highway Patrol on Thursday identified the fatal victims as 37-year-old Gregory Madden, of Monroe, Louisiana; 36-year-old Robert McGowen, of Boaz, Alabama; and 34-year-old Timothy Reese, of Albertville, Alabama. The Highway Patrol says Madden lost control of the Ford pickup truck he was driving on the icy highway Sunday evening. The vehicle rotated counterclockwise and got into incoming traffic. A Dodge pickup truck then struck Madden's vehicle on the passenger side. Right after, a truck tractor was unable to stop and hit the Dodge on the back side. McGowen and Reese were passengers in Madden's pickup truck. The Highway Patrol says the three men were not wearing seatbelts. Source : 3 dead following 3-vehicle crash in western ND