Highway 52 North of Pingree covered with ice. Photo: North Dakota Highway Patrol
FESSENDEN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Freezing rain rolled through Wells, Foster, and Eddy Counties Saturday, leaving behind icy roads.
The North Dakota Highway Patrol reported that up to 20 CMV’s were reportedly in the ditch along Highway 52.
“The roads [were] ice covered,” the NDHP stated. “Cars, CMV’s and 1st Responders [could not] stay on the roads.”
Roads around Pingree and Jamestown were also slick, with multiple vehicles being reported in the ditch along I-94 near Jamestown.
No injuries had been reported.
Below is some video from Captain Bryan Niewind, SE Region Commander of the scene near Fessenden Saturday.
Video from earlier this evening on Hwy. 52 near Fessenden. Freezing rain passed through the area & coated the road with ice. Large trucks, DOT plows and LE vehicles could not stay on the road. About 20 CMV’s are off the road in the area this evening. No injuries. #NDHP294 pic.twitter.com/qrDrVi9R21
— Captain Bryan Niewind – SE Region Commander (@Capt_Niewind) January 26, 2020