Update…<\/p>\n
Spiritwood (CSi) \u00a0Authorities are investigating a crash on I-94 near the Spiritwood Exit that occurred Monday morning about 10-O\u2019Clock.<\/p>\n
[easyrotator]erc_41_1430171785[\/easyrotator]<\/p>\n
Photos submitted to CSiNewsNOW.com<\/p>\n
The accident stemmed from an investigation into a van fire, by the Sheriff\u2019s Office, and led to a crash at mile marker 270 at the scene between a semi and a Stutsman County Sheriff\u2019s Office pickup. The westbound semi struck the rear of the Sheriff\u2019s pickup. (Photo provided by passing trucker).<\/p>\n
The Volvo was traveling westbound on Interstate 94. A deputy with Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office was conducting traffic control for a vehicle on the shoulder of the road that had burned up.<\/p>\n
The deputy was standing outside of the patrol vehicle. The driver of the Volvo truck pulling a trailer, 39 year old Travis Bell, of Belmond, Iowa, failed to move over and began reaching for a water bottle. The Volvo struck the back end of the patrol vehicle and then traveled into the median. The patrol vehicle which had its flashing light on, was totaled.<\/p>\n
The deputy was not hurt.<\/p>\n
The driver of the semitrailer was not hurt. The semitrailer had an estimated $40,000 in damage.<\/p>\n
The K-9 in the patrol vehicle “Dreamos,” received several cuts and was transported to the vet and will be fine.<\/p>\n
The crash is is still under investigation by the NDHP.<\/p>\n
The owner of the van provided a photo showing extensive fire damage to the van.<\/p>\n
The fire was extinguished by the Jamestown Rural Fire Department.<\/p>\n
Eight firefighters and three units responded, \u00a0on scene about 20 minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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