North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer’s son in police chase that ends in deputy’s dying

A son of freshman North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer was driving a stolen SUV being pursued by police when it crashed and killed a deputy Wednesday night, Cramer and authorities say.

Cramer stated in a press release Wednesday night time that Ian Cramer, 42, ”was concerned in a police chase which resulted in an accident that killed an officer. Ian suffers from severe psychological issues which manifest in extreme paranoia and hallucinations.”

Cramer stated his spouse, Kris, ”was with Ian when he insisted on going to his brother Ike. Ike died in 2018. Kris took Ian to the Sanford Well being emergency room in Bismarck. When she received out of our automobile, Ian jumped into the motive force’s seat and fled. Our daughter was capable of observe the automotive by way of Kris’ mobile phone and lead officers to him in Mercer County, N.D.”

At that time, in line with the North Dakota Freeway Patrol, ”The Bismarck (N.D.) Police Division obtained the report of a stolen automobile from Bismarck. The stolen automobile was a 2017 Black Chevy Tahoe and was being pushed by Ian Cramer of Bismarck.

The Mercer County Sheriff’s Workplace noticed Cramer and the … Tahoe he was driving in Hazen, the freeway patrol stated, however when deputies approached him, he fled and a chase started.

”Throughout the pursuit,” the freeway patrol continued, ”the automobile Cramer was driving veered and crashed head-on into an unoccupied Mercer County Sheriff’s Workplace patrol automobile that was parked on a roadside method. The Sheriff’s Workplace automobile was displaying its emergency lights on the time.

”A Mercer County Deputy was standing exterior and behind the patrol automobile when it was struck. The impression of the crash pushed the patrol automobile into the deputy, killing him. On the time the deputy was making ready to deploy a tire deflation system in try to finish the pursuit.

”Cramer was taken into custody, transported to the Sakakawea Medical Middle in Hazen, after which taken to the McLean County Detention Middle in Stanton.”

The freeway patrol stated it is nonetheless investigating the crash and prices are pending.

Cramer stated in his assertion that he was going to ”take the primary flight I can to be with our household as we grieve what has occurred. We grieve particularly for the household of the hero who tried to assist Ian, and we pray for our gracious God to indicate up as He all the time does in tragedy.”