SPIRITWOOD, N.D. (NDHP) – A Jamestown woman who escaped serious injury following a train car collision on December 9th received a citation.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP) said 19-year-old Bria Nieswaag driving a 2015 Ford Fusion was traveling southbound on 92nd Ave SE about one and a-half miles west of Spiritwood. A Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) train was traveling westbound on the rail line. Nieswaag failed to yield the right of way and crossed the railroad tracks. The BNSF
train struck the rear driver side of the Ford Fusion causing it to spin out and come to rest on the south side of the railroad tracks. Nieswaag was not injured in the crash. Nieswaag was cited for Failure to yield to right of way.

Agencies Involved: North Dakota Highway Patrol, Stutsman County Sheriff’s Department, and Jamestown Ambulance.