Kayla CrossWEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A West Fargo police report says a crash last month that led to a drunken driving-related charge against Mapleton Fire Chief Kayla Cross seriously injured a West Fargo woman. Cross was charged with misdemeanor DUI refusal after the Nov. 13 crash. Cross is also a battalion fire chief in Moorhead, Minnesota. According to the…
WILLISTON, N.D. (KVRR) — A Williston man faces faces DUI and vehicular manslaughter charges after a head-on crash. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 52-year-old Mark Bearce was driving the wrong way on U.S. Highway 2 when he hit another vehicle shortly before 8:00 Saturday night. The driver, 44-year-old Stephanie Lee of Williston and a 7-year-old passenger died in the…
Jacob DanielsonFARGO (KVRR) – A Cass County deputy who had been placed on administrative leave after he was arrested for DUI has been fired. According to a termination letter signed by Sheriff Jesse Jahner, Deputy Jacob Danielson was terminated Monday. Jahner terminated Danielson for policy violations with the West Fargo Police Dept. and the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. Danielson was…
CLAY COUNTY, Minn. & CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – Two men are arrested after a high speed chase in Clay and Cass Counties. Around 4:20 Wednesday afternoon a vehicle was going 97 miles per hour at Clay County Road 26 near 13th Street North. The driver stopped, he and the passenger switched seats and fled. Stop sticks were used, but…
Michael GadboisKARLSTAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A school superintendent in northwestern Minnesota is facing a drunken driving charge after a Kittson County deputy said he found him in a school district van in the parking lot of a school building. Fifty-five-year-old Michael Gadbois is also charged with open bottle and having alcohol on school property. He was arrested Saturday. The deputy’s report…
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – A North Dakota district court judge has been cited for DUI after police say she hit two parked cars in downtown Fargo. Police responded to a crash at around 11:45 p.m. on Sept. 11 near the corner of 1st Avenue North and Broadway. The driver was identified as 52 year-old Cherie Clark. Public information officer Jessica Schindeldecker says…
FARGO (KVRR) – A company that specializes in online driver education says based on the number of licensed drivers, North Dakota has more DUI arrests than any other state. “North Dakota received a DUI severity score of 92.1 out of 100, making it the worst state in the nation,” according to the findings. “In 2019, 41% of the state’s road…
BISMARCK, N.D. – A prominent North Dakota lawmaker will plead guilty to drunken driving rather than proceed to trial. Rep. Scott Louser, who is the House assistant majority leader, was pulled over after crossing from Mandan into Bismarck shortly before 1 a.m. on April 16. A breath test measured Louser’s blood alcohol level at 0.117%, above the legal limit of .008%….
Jacob DanielsonFARGO (KVRR) – A Cass County deputy has been placed on administrative leave after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Tim Briggeman says around 6:00 p.m. Monday, Sheriff Jesse Jahner was notified by Fargo police that they had responded to a crash involving a Cass County deputy. The crash occurred at Custom Express…
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. — A Fargo man is facing numerous charges after failing to stop at a stoplight and getting t-boned near Devils Lake. The crash happened around 11 this morning at the intersection of US Highway 2 and State Highway 20. North Dakota Highway Patrol arrested 28-year-old Tanner Mitchell for DUI, DUS and reckless driving. He was also cited…
