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…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A laptop left inside a stolen vehicle helped officers track down the thief. Sunday night, Fargo officers responded to a call of a stolen vehicle that had been left with the engine running. The owner said the laptop was still transmitting its location and police were able to use that to track down 41-year-old Willshaun Boxley….
CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A motorcycle driver clocked going 71 in a 55 on I-29 in Fargo leads a Highway Patrol trooper on a pursuit into Harwood. The trooper says 29-year-old Chase Dubord of Fargo hit speeds of 120 miles per hour before he terminated the pursuit. A short time after, he saw Dubord crash the bike in Harwood…
WALSH CO., N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Grafton man is now charged with two felonies after crashing into a tree, leaving one of his passengers dead Saturday night near Edinburg. 46-year-old Chris Thompson is charged with two counts of injury or death resulting from driving under the influence. He has been released on bail. One of his five passengers, 48-year-old Jason…
WALSH CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Wheatland, North Dakota man is dead after the vehicle he was in left a snow covered Walsh County 9 and hit a tree. Highway Patrol says 48-year-old Jason Schatzke died at the scene. The driver of the vehicle, 46-year-old Christopher Thompson of Grafton, was not hurt but is charged with DUI. One of the…
GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Gilby, North Dakota man who crashed into a tree has died of his injuries. North Dakota Highway Patrol says 59-year-old Daniel Hansel died on November 1st. Hansel was driving on a road four miles southwest of Ardoch on October 27th when he went into the ditch and crashed into the tree. He had…
