Hannah Kocher Obituary, Death;- The woman who lost her life on Sunday, September 28, in a collision in Watford City has been named.

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As per a statement from the North Dakota Highway Patrol, Hannah Kocher, aged 25, along with a 5-year-old girl, died in a crash that occurred around 8:30 a.m. on Sunday at the intersection of Highway 85 and 23rd Street Northwest, located south of Watford City. The identity of the girl will remain undisclosed, according to the statement.

The incident transpired when a 2013 Ford Fusion, operated by Jacob Shepard, 25, from Watford City, was heading south on Highway 85, nearing the intersection with 23rd Street Northwest. Concurrently, a 2006 Peterbilt, driven by Mickey Gramley, 41, from Bybee, Tennessee, was traveling east on 23rd Street Northwest.

“Gramley failed to heed the posted stop sign and collided with the passenger side of the Ford Fusion in a T-bone accident,” the statement indicated. The Ford Fusion and Peterbilt ultimately came to a stop in the southeast ditch of the intersection.

Kocher and the young girl were declared dead at the scene. Shepard was airlifted to a hospital in Bismarck due to serious injuries. Gramley sustained no injuries. All parties involved were wearing seat belts at the time of the incident.

Potential charges against Gramley and Shepard are currently being investigated, the statement noted.