JULY 23, 2022:
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Prosecutors have decided not to file any charges in connection with a 6-year-old California girl’s death before the start of Mandan’s July 4th parade. The Bismarck Tribune reports that Mabel Askay of Ventura was in Mandan visiting relatives and was riding on the DK Orthodontics float on the way to the parade staging area when she fell off and was hit by a tire. Manda Police Lt. Pat Haug said Friday (July 22, 2022) that the fall was a “pure accident” and nobody was responsible.
JULY 5, 2022:
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A 6-year-old girl has died after falling from a trailer headed to a July Fourth parade staging area in Mandan. Deputy Police Chief Lori Flaten says the girl fell off the trailer Monday (July 4, 2022) and was hit by one of its tires. She was taken to a local hospital and later pronounced dead. Authorities have not identified the girl and have not said which parade trailer she was on. The parade went on as planned while police investigated the accident.
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