Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News May 14, 20130 — The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports two separate incidents occurred, on Tuesday morning, (May 14, 2013), as a result of high winds.

First, at about 5:45 a.m., a 35,000lb. semi pulling an empty cattle trailer travelling westbound on I-94 at mm 280, opetated by 45 year old Walt Lashley of Billings, Montana, drove into what he described as “pitch black” conditions before the north winds pushed his semi and trailer towards the median before it tipped onto the driver’s side and came to rest in the median. Westbound I-94 was shutdown for approximately 10 minutes while wreckers pulled the vehicle upright.

The second incident involved two westbound pickups pulling bumper-hitch campers who pulled onto the shoulder and stopped due to weather conditions.

The report says the vehicles were operated by John and Carl Roll of Perry and Morrice, Michigan.

As both vehicles sat stopped on the shoulder, the high winds tipped both campers over causing them to become detached from the hitch of the pickups. The two campers were partially blocking I-94, mm 298 (east of Valley City) however traffic was able to maneuver around the blockage.

No injuries were sustained during either of these two events.

Assisting the Highway Patrol were Gille’s Towing, Main Street Towing, and Interstate Towing.