Airman from Texas killed in North Dakota crash identified

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The Associated Press

Grand Forks Air Force Base airman David Pharaoh, 23, died in a crash Monday on U.S. Highway 2, the Air Force said. Pictured: The main gate of Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., is seen Oct. 4, 2012. (Staff Sgt. Amanda N. Grabiec/Air Force)

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Authorities have identified a Grand Forks Air Force Base airman who died in a crash on U.S. Highway 2 in northeastern North Dakota.

The Air Force says 23-year-old David Pharaoh was assigned to the 319th Security Forces Squadron. He was a native of Atascocita, Texas.

The Highway Patrol says Pharaoh was driving a pickup truck that rear-ended an empty sugar beet semitrailer Monday night. He was pronounced dead at the scene, about 5 miles west of the city of Grand Forks. The semi driver wasn’t injured.