FATAL CRASH

Mental exam requested for Moorhead man accused of intentionally causing fatal crash

Gage StevensonWATERTOWN, S.D. (KVRR/KWAT) – An attorney for the Moorhead man charged with murdering a Watertown, S.D. woman two years ago appears to be working toward a possible mental illness defense for his client. At a status hearing Wednesday for 18 year-old Gage Stevenson, his lawyer requested a psychiatric evaluation to be paid for by Codington County. At an earlier…

Man dies in fiery crash in northwestern North Dakota

POWERS LAKE, N.D.- A 75-year-old man has died after a fiery crash in northwestern North Dakota. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened on Sunday night about four miles south of Powers Lake. The man was in a pickup truck when he drifted into a ditch and struck a grove of bushes. The man tried to back up…

Three people, including 2 children, killed in fiery crash

GLEN ULLIN, N.D. – Three people have died in a fiery interstate crash west of Bismarck. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a 32-year-old woman and two children, a boy and a girl, were killed Sunday when their vehicle veered off of Interstate 94 near Glen Ullin, entered the median, then vaulted down to railroad tracks below the interstate bridge….

Toddler killed, 5 others hurt in crash, driver arrested

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. – The Minnesota State Patrol says an arrest has been made following a Twin Cities crash that killed a toddler and injured five others. According to the patrol, an SUV hit a barrier on a bridge, flipped over some fencing and landed on Interstate 94 below in Brooklyn Center about 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Authorities say alcohol was…

One person dead in car-semi crash near Glyndon

GLYNDON, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – One person is dead following the collision of a car and a semi-truck at an intersection east of Glyndon shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday. The State Patrol says the car was eastbound on 28th St. North when it ran into the side of the semi which was southbound on Highway 9. The car’s driver, a 41-year…

Victim in Massive Vehicle Pileup Friday Near Grand Forks Identified

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The name of a man killed when a semi crashed through a line of stopped vehicles at the intersection of Highway 2 and Airport Road in Grand Forks is identified. He is 61-year-old Eric Jayne of Des Moines, Iowa. The highway patrol says 54-year-old Steven Piechowski of Felton, Minnesota was behind the wheel of the semi…

Funeral held for Minnesota Conservation Officer who died on duty

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR) – Family, friends and law enforcement officers were in Grand Rapids Friday to attend the funeral for Minnesota Conservation Officer Sarah Grell. Grell died in a two-vehicle crash near Grand Rapids while on duty Monday morning. She was traveling on an Itasca County road  when a semi collided with the driver’s door of her pickup. Grell…

Supreme Court orders new civil trial in 2015 crash

BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Supreme Court has ordered a new civil trial for a driver who caused a Bismarck expressway crash that killed two women, injured a third and produced a jury award of more than $1 billion in damages. The 2015 crash killed 21-year-old Taylor Goven, and 22-year-old Abby Renschler, and caused a traumatic brain injury to…

Teenager killed in crash near Lidgerwood

LIDGERWOOD, N.D. (KVRR) — A 15-year-old is dead following a crash near Lidgerwood on Saturday, May 8th. It happened at 12:22 a.m. when the boy was driving west bound on Highway 11. Officials say his pickup entered the north ditch and he overcorrected, crossing both lanes of traffic. His pickup then entered the south ditch and overturned multiple times, coming…