DUI

Woman Recovering and Charged After Rolling Vehicle in Griggs County

GRIGGS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Langdon, North Dakota woman is recovering and facing charges after rolling her vehicle in Griggs County. Highway Patrol says 39-year-old Sarah Mikkelsen drove through the intersection of Highways 61 and 1, losing control and rolling. The crash happened around 12:10 a.m. Saturday about a half mile east of Binford, North Dakota. Mikkelsen was taken…

Driver charged with DUI after rollover crash on I-29

A 19-year-old driver faces a DUI charge after a rollover crash early Monday morning

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A 19-year-old driver faces a DUI charge after a rollover crash early Monday morning. North Dakota Highway Patrol tells us the crash happened at 2:45 a.m. on I-29 southbound at the 32nd Ave. South exit. Adhitiya Monger tried to take the exit, but drove off the road. He hit a DOT sign, went into a ditch…

Sobriety Checkpoint Last Saturday at I-29 & 52nd Ave. South in Fargo Nabs Two Drunk Drivers

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Two DUI arrests were made during the latest sobriety checkpoint in Fargo held early Saturday evening on the I-29 exit ramp onto 52nd Avenue South. One thousand vehicles traveled through the checkpoint. North Dakota Highway Patrol and Cass County Sheriff’s Office screened 13 drivers for impairment which resulted in the DUI arrests. One vehicle stopped prior…

Driver Faces DUI, Other Charges After Wrong Way Chase Down I-29

North Dakota Highway Patrol got reports of a driver going southbound in the northbound lanes just after 11:00 Monday night

CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — Authorities had to use a PIT maneuver to stop a driver going the wrong way on I-29 around 11 o’clock Monday night. They were able to stop 30-year-old Trevor Christensen of Dilworth about two miles south of Grandin. Christensen drove southbound in the northbound lanes from Trail County into Cass County, prompting numerous 911 calls….

Bemidji Man Charged With DUI After Hitting Traill County Sheriff’s Patrol Car on I-29

TRAILL CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Bemidji man faces charges including DUI after hitting a Traill County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle on I-29, about two miles south of Buxton, North Dakota. The crash happened Sunday night around 7:45. Highway Patrol says 24-year-old Body Cota failed to take proper precautions as he approached an emergency scene. Emergency lights were activated and…

Authorities Release Names of Driver and Passenger Facing Drug Charges After Rollover Crash on I-94

Authorities release the names of a driver and passenger facing drug charges after a rollover crash on I-94

CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – Authorities release the names of a driver and passenger facing drug charges after a rollover crash on I-94. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened just before midnight Wednesday 10 miles east of Tower City. 23-year-old Kelly Hanson from Jamestown was driving when she lost control and ran her SUV off the road. The…

2 Face Drug Charges After Injury Crash On I-94

North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened just before midnight Wednesday, 10 miles east of Tower City

CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – A driver faces DUI and drug charges after a rollover crash on I-94. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened just before midnight Wednesday, 10 miles east of Tower City. A 23-year-old woman from Jamestown was driving when she lost control and ran her SUV off the road. The vehicle rolled and stopped in…

Lawmaker who insulted police in DUI stop gets unsupervised probation and $1,000 fine

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota lawmaker who insulted police with vulgar, homophobic and anti-migrant comments during an arrest last month for drunken driving was sentenced to serve nearly a year of unsupervised probation and to pay $1,000. Republican state Rep. Nico Rios, of Williston, received the sentence on Jan. 8, when he pleaded guilty to drunken driving, court…