Shocking moment: A man is thrown from a car and crashes into a metal door in a horrific accident in North Dakota
- Salvador Mendiola, 32, of Mexico, was driving a 2002 Mercury Mountaineer southbound on 87th Avenue Northwest in New Town at approximately 11:20 pm on August 5
- Another passenger was seriously injured after also being thrown from the vehicle, and a third person was slightly injured in the collision
- Mendiola failed to negotiate a curve and went off the road, causing the SUV to roll over before coming to rest at the bottom of a ditch
A horrific accident in North Dakota killed a driver after being thrown from his car and crashing into a metal door.
Another passenger was seriously injured after also being thrown from the vehicle, and a third person was slightly injured in the collision.
Salvador Mendiola, 32, of Mexico, was driving a 2002 Mercury Mountaineer southbound on 87th Avenue Northwest in New Town at approximately 11:20 pm on August 5.
He failed to negotiate a curve and went off the road, causing the SUV to roll over before coming to rest at the bottom of a ditch.
Mendiola was not wearing a seat belt and CCTV footage shows the shocking moment he was thrown from the car before crashing into a shop front.
A horrific accident in North Dakota killed a driver after being thrown from his car and crashing into a metal door
Passengers Lazaro Gonzalez (25) and Salvador Gonzalez (26), both from Mexico, were also injured in the crash.
Lazaro was in the front seat and was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the car, while Salvador, who was in the back, had a seat belt on and remained in the vehicle.
Authorities rushed to the scene of the accident where Mendiola was pronounced dead after the shocking accident.
Lazaro was seriously injured and taken to Trinity Hospital in Minot for treatment, while Salvador suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene.
He failed to negotiate a curve and went off the road, causing the SUV to roll over before coming to rest at the bottom of a ditch
Mendiola was not wearing a seat belt and CCTV footage shows the shocking moment he was thrown from the car before crashing into a shop front
Video of the horrific accident shows the car veering off the highway and rolling down a ditch.
Mendiola is then thrown out the window and flies through the air at great speed for a few seconds.
He smashes down the metal front door of a store as terrified witnesses look on.
The car then crashes into a parked car and comes to a stop.
The accident is still under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.