{"id":5898,"date":"2025-12-30T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=5898"},"modified":"2025-12-30T05:17:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T11:17:43","slug":"thief-river-falls-backing-crash-after-semi-turn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/thief-river-falls-backing-crash-after-semi-turn\/","title":{"rendered":"Thief River Falls: Backing Crash After Semi Turn"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thief River Falls<\/strong> (trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Police responded to a crash on Dec. 15 at 5 p.m. The crash happened at Eighth Street and Atlantic Avenue.<\/p>\n

What happened<\/h2>\n

Kern Larson, of Holt, was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Suburban, according to the report.<\/p>\n

Megan Hall, of Thief River Falls, was driving a 1999 Ford Expedition, the report said.<\/p>\n

Police said both vehicles were stopped at a stop sign at the intersection.<\/p>\n

At that time, a westbound semi driver made a sharp turn south onto Atlantic Avenue.<\/p>\n

The report did not identify the semi driver.<\/p>\n

The report did not list contact between the semi and either vehicle.<\/p>\n

After the semi turned, Larson backed the Suburban and hit Hall\u2019s Expedition, police said.<\/p>\n

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Thief River Falls: Backing Crash After Semi Turn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

No injuries reported<\/h2>\n

Police reported no known injuries.<\/p>\n

The report did not list any hospital transport.<\/p>\n

Damage details were not included in the brief report.<\/p>\n

Why turns and backing can be risky<\/h2>\n

Large trucks often need extra room for turns.<\/p>\n

FMCSA warns drivers to expect wide turns from trucks and buses.<\/p>\n

FMCSA: Wide turns safety<\/a><\/p>\n

FMCSA also urges drivers to give trucks time to finish turning.<\/p>\n

FMCSA: Tips for driving near large trucks<\/a><\/p>\n

Backing can also create blind spots.<\/p>\n

Minnesota law says you must not move from a stopped position unless it is safe.<\/p>\n

Minnesota Statute 169.19: Starting and moving safely<\/a><\/p>\n

Stop sign reminder<\/h2>\n

Stop signs control who enters an intersection first.<\/p>\n

Minnesota law requires drivers to stop before entering the intersection.<\/p>\n

Minnesota Statute 169.30: Stop signs<\/a><\/p>\n

Winter driving reminder<\/h2>\n

Snow and ice can shorten stopping space.<\/p>\n

Drivers should slow down and leave extra room.<\/p>\n

Minnesota DPS: Winter driving tips<\/a><\/p>\n

NHTSA also recommends checking lights and wipers before winter travel.<\/p>\n

NHTSA: Winter driving tips<\/a><\/p>\n

For road conditions, MnDOT recommends checking 511 before you go.<\/p>\n

Minnesota 511: Travel and road conditions<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thief River Falls (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 Police responded to a crash on Dec. 15 at 5 p.m. The crash happened at Eighth Street and Atlantic Avenue. What happened Kern Larson, of Holt, was driving a 2002 Chevrolet Suburban, according to the report. Megan Hall, of Thief River Falls, was driving a 1999 Ford Expedition, the report… Continue reading Thief River Falls: Backing Crash After Semi Turn<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscp_schedule_draft_date":"","_wpscp_schedule_republish_date":"","_wpscppro_advance_schedule":false,"_wpscppro_advance_schedule_date":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"default","_google_business_share_type":"default","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[16],"tags":[1791,346,4295,4914,4296,6510,998,6507,827,6511,6279,6508,6509,2550,777,824,163,6512,4275,825,778,6513,1737,6490],"class_list":["post-5898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-accidents","tag-accidents","tag-after","tag-atlantic-avenue","tag-backing","tag-backing-accident","tag-chevy-suburban","tag-crash","tag-eighth-street","tag-falls","tag-ford-expedition","tag-holt","tag-kern-larson","tag-megan-hall","tag-minnesota-crash","tag-pennington-county","tag-river","tag-semi","tag-semi-truck-turn","tag-stop-sign","tag-thief","tag-thief-river-falls","tag-traffic-report","tag-turn","tag-winter-driving-safety","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5898"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5900,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5898\/revisions\/5900"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}