CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — One DUI arrest was made during a sobriety checkpoint held recently in Cass County. The sheriff’s office, along with the North Dakota Highway Patrol, Vision Zero, and Essentia Health of Fargo, conducted the checkpoint on Friday, August 25th. They were set up between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on County Road 26,…
RANSOM COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – A Buffalo, North Dakota man faces DUI charges after a rollover crash in Ransom County. The crash happened 2 miles south of Highway 27 about 10 miles southwest of Lisbon around 12:45 Friday morning. Highway Patrol says 42-year-old Randy Klein lost control of 1967 Chevy Pickup and rolled it in a ditch. Klein got out…
HARWOOD, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A 59-year-old Harwood man was arrested and is facing DUI charges after crashing his SUV into a utility pole in Harwood Saturday. According to the Highway Patrol, around 4:30 p.m., they were called to a report of a vehicle that hit a utility pole in the 200 block of Main Avenue. When troopers arrived, they found…
RAMSEY COUNTY, ND (KVRR) – A 35-year-old Devils Lake man has been charged with a DUI after a head-on crash in Ramsey County early Sunday morning. The man had serious injuries and an 18-year-old woman in another vehicle had serious injuries as well. The woman was not wearing a seatbelt. The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports the incident happened on…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Fargo man is arrested on a number of charges after crashing into a semi in Fargo on Tuesday and running from police. Highway Patrol says 22-year-old Jefte Nzimoto failed to stop for the red light at 45th Street South off of I-94 and rear-ended the semi. He then fled on foot. Multiple witnesses saw the…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks man faces charges after assaulting an officer during a traffic stop this morning on Washington Street South. Officer James Opp was responding to a report of a drunken driver and pulled over 43-year-old Brian Pyle. After a short conversation, Pyle tried to run on foot and Opp tried to stop him. That’s…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Horace, North Dakota man is jailed on a number of charges after leading Cass County deputies on an early morning pursuit. They attempted to stop 29-year-old Nikolus Schnellbach near Horace around 2:40 a.m. for speeding but he fled. The chase crossed into Clay County then back into Cass County. Schnellbach eventually stopped and surrendered in…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A driver is arrested for DUI after a fatal crash with a motorcycle on Main Avenue in West Fargo. Highway Patrol says 28-year-old Taquoya Saldana of West Fargo crashed into a motorcycle driven by 31-year-old Thomas Fradet of Fargo while he was attempting to turn onto 17th Street East. Fradet was thrown from his motorcycle…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Moorhead man involved in a drunk driving crash tries to escape from authorities at the hospital. Highway Patrol says 46-year-old Alan Walker crashed head-on into a vehicle on Cass County 81 near Hickson around 1 a.m. He fled to his house in rural Clay County. Sheriff’s deputies found him and took him to Sanford in…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Slick road conditions in Fargo cause a driver to lose control, crash and end up in handcuffs. Highway Patrol arrested 40-year-old Esperanza Mata of Fargo for driving under the influence of drugs. They say Mata lost control of her car on I-29 southbound near the 19th Avenue North interchange around 1 Monday afternoon. The vehicle ended…
