NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL

Pursuit in Grand Forks County Ends in Possible Suicide

UPDATE: The deceased has been identified as 23-year-old Titan Newton of Oregon.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A driver in Grand Forks County is dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after a pursuit in the early evening of January 2. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says that they received reports of an erratic driver just after 5:30 P.M. A trooper was soon able to locate the vehicle in question at mile…

Cleanup begins after tank battery explosion in western North Dakota

North Dakota Highway PatrolWATFORD CITY, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The cleanup process is underway in west-central North Dakota after a tank battery explosion and fire. The explosion was reported Monday night at a produced water storage site about 15 miles east of Watford City. North Dakota Highway Patrol closed a portion of Highway 23 as crews worked to control the fire…

Man who was hit and killed on I-94 near Valley City identified along with pieces of the vehicle involved

BARNES CO., N.D. (KVRR) — The man who was hit while walking along I-94 and found dead in a ditch has been identified as 27-year-old Jerson Mejia of Honduras. North Dakota Highway Patrol has also released images of the bug deflector that was left at the scene and pieced back together. Mejia was hit sometime late Saturday night, about eight…

Woman fails to stop at Pembina Port of Entry, starting pursuit south on I-29

Courtesy: North Dakota Highway PatrolGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A woman from Canada leads authorities on a pursuit after failing to stop at the Pembina Port of Entry. The U.S. Border Patrol requested assistance after a vehicle continued south on I-29. Troopers deployed tire deflation devices near Grand Forks, resulting in damage to the suspect vehicle’s tires. During the incident,…

First responders will host annual toy drive across North Dakota

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — First Responders across the state are getting ready for this year’s Holiday Food and Toy Drive. The North Dakota Highway Patrol, along with other First Responders in the area, will be taking charge. They will be accepting donations at Walmart locations in Bismarck, Devils Lake, Fargo, Jamestown, Mandan, and Williston. Last year, over 3,300 toys were…

North Dakota Highway Patrol Looking for Driver of Hit-and-Run Vehicle

The juvenile driver of the car hit by the person in question sustained injuries as a result of the crash.

The image, provided by NDHP, of the Dodge Journey in question.CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the driver of a car involved in a hit-and-run incident. NDHP says the collision took place just after 2:00 P.M. on November 25 near mile marker 72 on I-29. A Dodge Journey…

Hillsboro woman air-lifted after rollover crash

HILLSBORO, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) — One person has serious injuries after a crash in Traill County, North Dakota, on Nov. 27. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says it happened in the 166 block of 3rd Street Northeast, commonly known as Traill County Road 13, about 8 miles northeast of Hillsboro just after midnight on Thanksgiving. Troopers say the roads were covered…

Harwood fire chief “infuriated” after pickup loses control and nearly hits his firefighters and a state patrol

HARWOOD, N.D. (KVRR) — Harwood Fire and Rescue sharing this video of a dangerously close call involving two firefighters and a state trooper. You can see a pickup slide off the road and nearly hit them in this post on Facebook. Fire chief Marc Mosser writing that his firefighters almost didn’t make it home because of someone not driving for…