Valley City  (NDHP)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reported Saturday that a crash Friday morning at 11:45 a.m., between a semi and tow truck on I-94 westbound six miles east of Valley city injured the driver and a passenger in the semi.

The reports says, the loaded semi truck and trailer, was traveling west on I-94.  A flatbed tow truck, was stopped on the left side of I94 removing a passenger vehicle from the median.  The driver was outside of the tow truck working when he saw the semi approaching.  The semi rear-ended the tow truck.

The unidentified tow truck driver  was able to get out of the way and was not injured.  The semi came to final rest facing west in the driving lanes of westbound I-94.  The tow truck came to final rest facing east in the median.  The driver of the semi, 29 year old Walter Hernandez of   Colton California, was ejected and sustained a serious injury.  He was transported to Sanford Hospital in Fargo.  The passenger of the semi 20 year old Briana Williams of Loma Linda, California  was treated and released from Mercy Hospital in Valley City.

The crash is still under investigation.

Assisting the Highway Patrol at the scene were, Barnes County Ambulance, Valley City Fire/Rescue, and the Barnes County Sheriff’s Department