Key takeaways:
- Ian Cramer, son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer, has been charged with manslaughter after a police pursuit ended in a crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff’s deputy.
- Court documents allege that Ian Cramer was traveling over 100 mph and had two flat tires when he slammed head-on into Deputy Paul Martin’s squad car.
- Sen. Cramer has stated that his son suffers from “serious mental disorders which have been compounded by substance abuse.”
U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer’s son, Ian Cramer, has been charged with manslaughter after a police pursuit ended in a crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff’s deputy.
According to court documents, the 42-year-old Ian Cramer, of Bismarck, was traveling over 100 mph and already had two flat tires when he slammed head-on into Deputy Paul Martin’s squad car on Wednesday, pushing it “directly into Martin’s person and launching him for about 100 feet.”
Ian Cramer is scheduled to make his first court appearance Friday on multiple felony counts including manslaughter, fleeing a police officer and reckless endangerment.
In a statement Wednesday, Sen. Cramer said that his son suffers from “serious mental disorders which have been compounded by substance abuse.”
The North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating the incident. No further details have been released at this time.
Ian Cramer’s attorney has not yet responded to a request for comment on the charges.
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