Photos courtesy of Denise Orthman, Tim Deneke, and Paul Lacina
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Two semis ran off the Interstate 94 roadway on Thursday, August 18th east of Valley City about 4:12pm. On was in traveling westbound before the driver lost control and slid of the roadway. A second semi traveling eastbound lost control and entered the eastbound ditch.
Highway Patrol Captain Bryan Niewind said a 2013 Kenworth FedEx commercial motor vehicle towing double trailers left the roadway near I-94 MM 296 and jackknifed into the eastbound ditch. He said the vehicle was occupied by a driver and co-driver. Niewind said 43-year-old Christian Asomontsi of West Fargo, ND, was cited for Care Required in the crash.
No other details are available about the second semi that left the roadway and entered the ditch as you can see in one of the gallery photos below. No serious injuries were reported in either of these crashes.
