Tuesday, December 30, 2014

MAN INJURED AFTERHIS DODGE RAM TRUCK REAR ENDS SEMI TRUCK IN CHISHOLM, MN




Man injured afterhis Dodge Ram truck rear ends semi truck in Chisholm, MN






December 29, 2014 Updated Dec 29, 2014 at 11:01 PM CST 



Chisholm, MN (NNCNOW.com) - A 32-year-old Chisholm man was injured Monday when his Dodge Ram struck the rear end of a semi truck.




The crash happened just after five pm on Highway 169 near Chisholm.
John F. Thompson suffered non-life threatening injuries.




According to the Minnesota State Patrol the Peterbuilt Semi was on the shoulder of the highway when it pulled out into northbound traffic.




That's when Thompson's vehicle made contact with the semi and rolled onto its side.




The driver of the Semi, 52-year-old Craig A. Larson, of Brainerd, escaped injuries.



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CHISHOLM, MN — A Chisholm man was injured in a two-vehicle crash at 5:11 p.m. Monday near milepost 346 on Highway 169.

A 2014 Dodge Ram driven by John F. Thompson, 32, of Chisholm, was traveling northbound on Highway 169 when it rear-ended a 2000 Peterbuilt driven by Craig A. Larson, 52, of Brainerd, Minn., that pulled into traffic from the shoulder, according to a Minnesota State Patrol release. The contact caused the Dodge to rollover on its side.
Thompson was transported to Fairview Range Medical Center (FRMC) in Hibbing for treatment of nonlife-threatening injuries. Larson was not injured.

Both individuals were wearing seatbelts, but an airbag only deployed in the Dodge.
Each vehicle was towed. The Dodge was totaled, and the Peterbuilt obtained minor damage.

No alcohol was detected. Road conditions were dry at the time of the crash.
The Chisholm police and fire departments, and the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene.