GRAND FORKS, ND — Grand Forks police are investigating what appears to be a hit-and-run death. Officers responded to I-29 and Demers Avenue around 5 this morning and found a woman on the ground. She was pronounced dead while being transported to a hospital. Her name and age weren’t immediately released. Authorities say evidence at the scene indicates the person was…
CASS COUNTY, ND — North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the man killed in a crash in whiteout conditions on I-29 on Monday afternoon. He is Delmar Ruff of Fargo. Ruff’s van was hit from behind by a semi which also hit a pickup. He was not wearing a seat belt and died at the scene. The drivers of the pickup…
NEAR KINDRED, N.D. – A male is dead after a crash in snowy conditions at the Kindred exit of Interstate 29 on Monday. It happened at the northbound underpass of Highway 46 around 2:00 PM. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a pickup and van were in the right lane and passed “by a large vehicle” causing whiteout conditions. As…
RICHLAND COUNTY, ND — A 42-year-old man from Lisbon, North Dakota suffered life threatening injuries to his head in a crash on I-29. The highway patrol says the man lost control on ice Friday night near the Hankinson exit and struck a bridge support pillar. The man was taken to Sanford Medical Center in Fargo. His name has not yet been…
CHRISTINE, ND — Bad luck for the driver of an SUV whose truck burned and he ended up in the Cass County Jail. 35-year-old Jorge Aguiluz of North Hollywood, California was arrested for using a fake driver’s license. The Christine Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire along I-29 around 4:30 this morning. Fire Chief Randy Monson says it appears the…
THOMPSON, ND — A Reynolds, North Dakota woman was hurt after losing control of her vehicle on I-29 and getting hit by a semi. The highway patrol says the crash happened around 3:15 Tuesday afternoon just south of Thompson. 30-year-old Jody Schall was taken to Altru with injuries. The semi driver from Lake Park was not hurt. The patrol says they…
DRAYTON, N.D. — A motorcycle driver who led North Dakota troopers on a four-county chase on I-29 was arrested when he ran out of gas in Drayton. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 21-year-old Andrew Schroedermeier fled when a trooper attempted to stop him early this morning for speeding through Fargo. Troopers attempted two other traffic stops, near Hillsboro and…
TRAILL COUNTY, N.D. — A Florida woman has been charged after an unborn child died last week after a crash on I-29. 75-year-old Claudia Grace of The Villages, Florida is charged in Traill County with negligent homicide and aggravated reckless driving. The highway patrol say Grace struck the rear passenger side of a pickup and caused it to roll. 24-year-old…
HANKINSON, N.D. — Three people are dead after a young driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into another vehicle south of Hankinson on I-29. North Dakota Highway Patrol says a 15-year-old boy from West Fargo overcorrected and lost control of his vehicle. It crossed the median and hit a vehicle killing the 24-year-old female driver and a 5-year-old…
HILLSBORO, N.D. — Charges are pending against a Florida woman after a crash on I-29 near Hillsboro on Sunday. North Dakota Highway Patrol says a car driven by 75-year-old Claudia Grace of The Villages, Florida, struck the rear passenger side of a pickup. The pickup went into the ditch and rolled. 24-year-old Tyler Bedney and 22-year-old Ashley Fontaine, both of…
