One injured in roadway accident
News | Published on March 18, 2025 at 2:13pm EDT | Author: henningmaster
0By Tom Hintgen
Otter Tail County Correspondent
Sheriff deputies, on March 11, reported one injury in a traffic accident at the intersection of Highways 8 and 67, north of New York Mills. The accident took place at 10:17 a.m.
Deputies said tires of a trailer caught the shoulder of the road. The driver of a truck over corrected and the 5th wheel cattle trailer rotated around the truck, causing it to go into the south ditch and hitting dead trees.
The vehicle was towed from the scene of the accident.
Copper stolen
Approximately $1,000 worth of copper was stolen from a storage unit northeast of Pelican Rapids, near Highway 31. The incident was reported to sheriff deputies on March 10.
Deputies said the suspect or suspects entered the unlocked storage unit and broke into other storage units, breaking plywood walls. No immediate information was available about items possibly stolen at the other storage units.