{"id":18121,"date":"2026-02-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=18121"},"modified":"2026-02-11T05:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T11:39:14","slug":"thief-river-falls-car-slides-into-ditch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/thief-river-falls-car-slides-into-ditch\/","title":{"rendered":"Thief River Falls: Car Slides Into Ditch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Thief River Falls, Pennington County<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Police responded to a single-vehicle crash near Greenwood Street and Nelson Drive on Jan. 27.<\/p>\n<h2>What the police reported<\/h2>\n<p>Police received the crash report at 5:39 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Franklin Omeye, of Fargo, North Dakota, was driving east on Greenwood Street.<\/p>\n<p>He was driving a 2013 Hyundai Sonata, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>The report said the car slid off the road and into a ditch.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicle then struck a road sign.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18122\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18122\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18122\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Thief-River-Falls-Car-Slides-Into-Ditch-300x200.png\" alt=\"Thief River Falls: Car Slides Into Ditch\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Thief-River-Falls-Car-Slides-Into-Ditch-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Thief-River-Falls-Car-Slides-Into-Ditch-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Thief-River-Falls-Car-Slides-Into-Ditch-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Thief-River-Falls-Car-Slides-Into-Ditch.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thief River Falls: Car Slides Into Ditch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Injuries and damage<\/h2>\n<p>Police said there were no known injuries.<\/p>\n<p>A road sign was hit during the crash.<\/p>\n<p>No other vehicles were listed in the report.<\/p>\n<h2>Road safety resources<\/h2>\n<p>Drivers can check current road conditions on <a href=\"https:\/\/511mn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MnDOT 511<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Winter driving guidance is also available from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/winter-driving-tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota public safety resources can be found through the <a href=\"https:\/\/dps.mn.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Department of Public Safety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>I&#8217;m Chris Harper reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thief River Falls, Pennington County (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 Police responded to a single-vehicle crash near Greenwood Street and Nelson Drive on Jan. 27. 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