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Thief River Falls, Pennington County<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Police reported a two-vehicle crash in a busy parking lot in Thief River Falls.<\/p>\n

The call came in on January 14 at 1:59 p.m.<\/p>\n

Officers responded to the lot serving a strip mall with The Hive and Marco.<\/p>\n

Crash details<\/h2>\n

Police said both drivers were backing up when the crash happened.<\/p>\n

Tony Russell Dorn of Thief River Falls was backing a 2021 Dodge Ram 1500, police said.<\/p>\n

Arvid Halvorson of Thief River Falls was backing a 2017 Toyota Sienna, police said.<\/p>\n

The vehicles collided in the parking lot, according to the report.<\/p>\n

Both drivers were listed as Thief River Falls residents in the report.<\/p>\n

Police did not report road conditions because the crash happened off-street.<\/p>\n

The report did not include more details about the damage or the speed.<\/p>\n

Police did not list a precise spot in the lot in the report summary.<\/p>\n

The investigation details were limited to the crash report summary.<\/p>\n

Passenger planned medical check<\/h2>\n

Police noted a passenger in the Sienna planned to seek a medical check.<\/p>\n

The passenger planned to go to Sanford Medical Center, the report said.<\/p>\n

Police did not release details on the passenger\u2019s condition.<\/p>\n

Police also did not release an update on the passenger\u2019s visit.<\/p>\n

No other injuries were listed in the report.<\/p>\n

Officials did not release any photos from the parking lot crash.<\/p>\n

Police did not say whether citations were issued in this case.<\/p>\n

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Thief River Falls: Backing Vehicles Collide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Location and public resources<\/h2>\n

The businesses are listed online as located along U.S. Highway 59.<\/p>\n

The Hive lists its Thief River Falls location on its official site.<\/p>\n

Marco also lists a Thief River Falls branch office online.<\/p>\n

Sanford also lists its local emergency center as open 24 hours each day.<\/p>\n

The Sanford Thief River Falls Emergency Center is located at 3001 Sanford Parkway.<\/p>\n

State law requires a written report for crashes with injury or major damage.<\/p>\n

Minnesota law uses a $1,000 damage threshold for that written report.<\/p>\n

Drivers can also request a copy of a Minnesota crash report through the state.<\/p>\n

That request is handled through Driver and Vehicle Services at the Department of Public Safety.<\/p>\n