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UPDATE: Victim ID In Deadly Wrong-Way Crash

The woman driving in the wrong direction died as a result of the collision, while the other driver was taken to the hospital.

May 6, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

UPDATE: The victim is identified as Judy Rusten. THOMPSON, N.D. – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says an 83-year-old Aneta, North Dakota woman was killed in a wrong-way crash on I-29 about two miles north of Thompson on Monday afternoon. She was driving an SUV that collided head-on with a pickup. The woman was going south in the northbound lanes….

One driver dead after going wrong way on I-94 in Barnes County

April 14, 2025

TJ Nelson,

BARNES COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A 44-yearo-old Mandan man is dead after driving the wrong way down I-94 and crashing head-on into another vehicle. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the other driver, a 74-year-old man from Bismarck, has serious nonlife-threatening injuries. He was taken to a hospital in Valley City before being moved to Sanford in Fargo. The crash happened…

Wrong-Way Driver Causes Deadly Crash, Kills 4

It happened just before 10 Saturday night in Richfield, Minnesota

June 21, 2020

TJ Nelson,

RICHFIELD, Minn. — A wrong-way crash in the Twin Cities on I-35W late Saturday kills four people, including two from South Dakota, and injures one. It happened just before 10 Saturday night in Richfield. The wrong-way driver identified as 21-year-old Alfredo Torres, of St. Paul, was killed. Dead in the other vehicle were the driver, 25-year-old Briana Vazquez, of Watertown,…

Pregnant Woman Killed, 3 Injured in Minneapolis Crash

Police say drug use and speed are possible factors in the crash.

October 18, 2019

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MINNEAPOLIS–Police say a pregnant woman was killed and three others were injured when a speeding vehicle hit a minivan and several other vehicles in Minneapolis. Authorities say police and fire department personnel worked for nearly an hour to extricate the woman, who was eight months pregnant, from the minivan Thursday about 11 p.m. Police say she and her unborn child…

Wrong Way Driver Arrested For DUI

The state patrol say 32-year-old Brad Samples, was headed the wrong way on the exit ramp at the Kindred exit.

March 2, 2018

Site Staff,

WEST FARGO (KFGO) – A Kindred, North Dakota man was arrested for DUI following a wrong way crash on I-94 two miles west of West Fargo around 8 p.m. Thursday. The state patrol say 32-year-old Brad Samples, was headed the wrong way on the exit ramp at the Kindred exit when his car collided head-on with another vehicle, driven by 19-year old…

Dispatcher Killed By Former Priest Driving The Wrong-Way, Alcohol Suspected To Be A Factor

Dispatcher's Husband Heard The Crash Call While Monitoring Emergency Audio At Home

February 19, 2018

TJ Nelson,

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A Minneapolis 911 dispatcher was killed while driving to work and her husband heard the call while monitoring emergency dispatch audio at home. The State Patrol says 30-year-old Jenna Bixby was hit head-on Saturday by a wrong-way driver on Highway 252. The other driver was Richard Shaka, a retired 72-year-old minister from Blaine, and alcohol is suspected…

Fargo Man Killed in Wrong-Way Crash on I-94

A passenger in the pickup was taken to the hospital in Valley City with minor injuries

October 25, 2017

TJ Nelson,

VALLEY CITY, ND — A deadly wrong-way crash on I-94 has claimed two lives. The highway patrol reports that a 35-year-old Fargo man was driving westbound in the eastbound lane when he collided head-on with a pickup. The Fargo man and a 31-year-old Crane Lake, Minnesota man in the pickup were both killed. A passenger in the pickup was…

Fordville Man Identified in Fatal Wrong-Way Crash

North Dakota Highway Patrol says 35-year-old Brent Northagen from Fordville was driving the wrong-way down the highway when he struck a bridge

March 7, 2017

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS COUNTY, N.D. — Authorities identify a Walsh County man who was killed in a crash along Highway 2 west of Grand Forks. North Dakota Highway Patrol says 35-year-old Brent Northagen from Fordville was driving the wrong-way down the highway when he struck a bridge. His vehicle came to rest near the edge of a creek. He was…