Hazardous weather conditions resulted in numerous crashes Tuesday into early Wed. in ND

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – Attributable to winter climate situations together with icy roads, excessive winds and 0 visibility, the North Dakota Freeway Patrol attended to a number of crashes within the southwest area throughout the night hours of Tuesday, February 14, and early morning hours of February 15.

Right here’s a listing of the crashes reported by the Freeway Patrol in chronological order:

• 1:26 p.m. MST Tuesday: One automobile crash on I-94 at mile marker 81 close to Richardton.
• 1:44 p.m. MST Tuesday: Two automobile crash with accidents on I-94 at mile marker 90 east of Richardton.
• 2:55 p.m. MST Tuesday: Jackknifed semi that was blocking each lanes of I-94 at mile marker 66 east of Dickinson.
  • The semi was touring eastbound from Dickinson to Bismarck at roughly 45 mph when the driving force misplaced management on the icy roadway, spun out and misplaced traction whereas going downhill. Visibility was lower than 50 toes at occasions. The semi and trailer jackknifed and entered the median coming to a cease on prime of a bridge guardrail. The driving force was sporting his seatbelt and was not injured. The automobile was towed from the scene attributable to extreme injury to the trailer.
• 3:15 p.m. MST Tuesday: Two automobile crash with accidents on I-94 at mile marker 108 close to Glen Ullin.
  • A semi touring eastbound misplaced management and was blocking the shoulder and proper lane when a second semi clipped it and jackknifed. Each ended up jackknifed and blocked the interstate. A number of different automobiles entered the median to keep away from the crash. I-94 was closed westbound at mile marker 113 from about 4:30 p.m. to eight:30 p.m. and eastbound from about 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
• 3:55 p.m. MST Tuesday: Jackknifed semi that was blocking each lanes of ND Freeway 22 at mile marker 34 close to New England (as proven within the image above).
  • The semi was touring northbound on Freeway 22 with an empty enclosed trailer. On the time of the crash, the roads had been ice lined from gentle snow all through the day. Northwest winds had been 25-35 mph and gusts had been close to 50 mph. The wind pushed the unit counterclockwise inflicting the semi to cross each lanes and enter the ditch. The trailer stayed hooked up and blocked each lanes of the freeway. Harm occurred to the rear sleeper space because the entrance of the trailer made contact upon turning into jackknifed. The street was closed whereas the automobile was eliminated.
• 8:42 p.m. MST Tuesday: Two automobile crash on I-94 on the Dickinson exit ramp, mile marker 61
• 9:41 a.m. MST Wednesday: One automobile crash on ND Freeway 22 at mile marker 81 roughly 10 miles north of Dickinson

No additional info is out there presently relating to a number of the crashes listed above.

In response to the Freeway Patrol, there have been additionally quite a few different autos that slid into ditches alongside roadways in Stark, Morton, and Burleigh Counties Tuesday evening.

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