NORTH DAKOTA HIGHWAY PATROL

Richland County semi/pickup crash seriously injures driver in Richland County

RICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) — One person was injured in a crash on I-29 in Richland County around 10:30 Sunday night. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a pickup and a semi-truck were southbound on the interstate about a mile south of Christine when the collision happened. The pickup, driven by 18-year-old Tyson Schneider, of Dickinson, North Dakota, was traveling…

Collision with cattle causes lane closures on Interstate 94

DRISCOLL, N.D. (KVRR) – A passenger was hurt and Interstate 94 was closed near Driscoll after some cars and a semi hit a herd of cattle that wandered onto the interstate. The crash happened shortly after 1 on Monday morning. According to a release by the North Dakota Highway Patrol, an unknown number of cattle escaped from a pasture near…

Vision Zero reports lane departure cause of more than half of North Dakota traffic fatalities

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Lane departure-related crashes accounted for more than half of the vehicle fatalities in North Dakota in 2023 and the traffic safety initiative, Vision Zero, urges drivers to stay within their lane to help reduce the number of crashes and fatalities on North Dakota roads. Single-vehicle lane departure crashes are especially common in rural areas and a…

Crash slows Thursday morning rush hour traffic in Fargo

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – There was a crash on westbound I-94 near the walkover bridge in Fargo shortly after 7:30 a.m. Thursday. One car was in the north ditch of the Interstate and a semi-truck a short distance beyond that point. The driver of the car tells KFGO News he was driving along when he was sideswiped by the semi. He…