{"id":22024,"date":"2026-03-12T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=22024"},"modified":"2026-03-22T20:27:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T01:27:33","slug":"thief-river-falls-driver-cited-after-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/thief-river-falls-driver-cited-after-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Thief River Falls Driver Cited After Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Thief River Falls<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A Thief River Falls woman was cited after a two-vehicle crash on Kendall Avenue South last month.<\/p>\n<p>The crash was reported on Feb. 21 at 12:56 p.m. Police were called to the scene after a moving vehicle hit a parked vehicle. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<h2>Crash Report Details<\/h2>\n<p>According to the report, Bonnie Vondal of Thief River Falls was driving a 2008 Ford Edge at the time of the crash.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said Vondal\u2019s vehicle struck a parked 2024 Chevrolet Trax. The parked vehicle is owned by Alexis Dennis of Thief River Falls.<\/p>\n<p>The report did not list any injuries. The damage appeared to be limited to the two vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>No other vehicles were listed in the report. No medical response was noted. The incident was handled as a property damage crash.<\/p>\n<h2>Citation Issued<\/h2>\n<p>Vondal was cited for uninsured vehicle \u2014 owner. That means the owner was accused of not having required insurance coverage on the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota law requires owners to maintain required auto insurance coverage on vehicles registered or kept in the state. The state also requires proof of insurance in many traffic cases.<\/p>\n<p>Readers can review Minnesota insurance law through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/65b.49\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Revisor of Statutes<\/a>. Information on proof of insurance can also be found at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revisor.mn.gov\/statutes\/cite\/169.792\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">state statute page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Local Context<\/h2>\n<p>Crashes involving parked vehicles can still lead to citations, even when no one is hurt. In this case, the main issue appears to have been insurance status, not injuries.<\/p>\n<p>For local government and public safety information, readers can visit the City of Thief River Falls official website.<\/p>\n<p>This case remains a straightforward crash report. Based on the information released, no one was taken for treatment, and no further charges were listed.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Chris Harper reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22029\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22029\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22029\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thief-River-Falls-Driver-Cited-After-Crash-300x200.png\" alt=\"Thief River Falls Driver Cited After Crash\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thief-River-Falls-Driver-Cited-After-Crash-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thief-River-Falls-Driver-Cited-After-Crash-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thief-River-Falls-Driver-Cited-After-Crash-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Thief-River-Falls-Driver-Cited-After-Crash.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22029\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thief River Falls Driver Cited After Crash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thief River Falls (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 A Thief River Falls woman was cited after a two-vehicle crash on Kendall Avenue South last month. The crash was reported on Feb. 21 at 12:56 p.m. Police were called to the scene after a moving vehicle hit a parked vehicle. No injuries were reported. 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