{"id":14732,"date":"2026-01-28T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=14732"},"modified":"2026-01-28T05:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:04:35","slug":"pennington-county-driver-hits-drift-tips-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/pennington-county-driver-hits-drift-tips-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennington County: Driver hits drift, tips over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Pennington County<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 The Pennington County Sheriff\u2019s Office responded to a crash report Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The call came in on Jan. 19 at 7:40 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>The crash was reported on Center Street West in Pennington County.<\/p>\n<h2>What deputies reported.<\/h2>\n<p>Kaija Hoyt of Grand Forks, North Dakota, was driving when the crash happened.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, Hoyt hit a snowdrift while traveling on Center Street West.<\/p>\n<p>The report says she then lost control of the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle left the roadway and traveled into a ditch.<\/p>\n<p>It tipped over onto the driver\u2019s side, according to the report.<\/p>\n<h2>Injuries and vehicle details.<\/h2>\n<p>The report listed no known injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The report did not list the vehicle type.<\/p>\n<p>The report also did not list the exact location on Center Street West.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14734\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14734\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14734\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pennington-County-Driver-hits-drift-tips-over-300x200.png\" alt=\"Pennington County: Driver hits drift, tips over\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pennington-County-Driver-hits-drift-tips-over-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pennington-County-Driver-hits-drift-tips-over-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pennington-County-Driver-hits-drift-tips-over-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pennington-County-Driver-hits-drift-tips-over.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pennington County: Driver hits drift, tips over<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Winter travel reminders.<\/h2>\n<p>Drivers can see current road conditions before heading out.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota\u2019s live road map is available here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/511mn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota 511 road conditions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota also shares winter driving tips and snowplow reminders.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dot.state.mn.us\/winter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MnDOT winter driving tips<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Minnesota Department of Public Safety also posts winter driving guidance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dps.mn.gov\/divisions\/ots\/safe-driving-information-and-laws\/driver-and-passenger-safety\/winter-driving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota DPS winter driving information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service also offers stranded driver safety tips.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/ilx\/winter_drive_social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NWS winter driving safety tips<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More information about the local agency is available online.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penningtonsheriff.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennington County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m Chris Harper reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pennington County (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 The Pennington County Sheriff\u2019s Office responded to a crash report Monday morning. The call came in on Jan. 19 at 7:40 a.m. The crash was reported on Center Street West in Pennington County. What deputies reported. Kaija Hoyt of Grand Forks, North Dakota, was driving when the crash happened. 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