{"id":7439,"date":"2026-01-08T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=7439"},"modified":"2026-01-08T06:17:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T12:17:58","slug":"thief-river-falls-two-pickups-crash-sign-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/thief-river-falls-two-pickups-crash-sign-hit\/","title":{"rendered":"Thief River Falls: Two Pickups Crash, Sign Hit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Thief River Falls<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Police responded to a two-vehicle crash at a Thief River Falls intersection on Dec. 22. One pickup spun and hit a street sign. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<h2>Crash reported at Knight Avenue and 11th Street<\/h2>\n<p>According to the report, police were called at 10:12 a.m. The crash happened at the intersection of Knight Avenue and 11th Street.<\/p>\n<p>Police said Gary Holmgren of St. Hilaire was driving a 2005 Ford F-150. The report said he was traveling southbound on Knight Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the Ford then collided with a 2011 Chevy Silverado 1500 LTX. The Silverado was driven by Eric Heath of Larimore, North Dakota. Police said Heath was traveling eastbound on 11th Street.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7462\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7462\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Thief-River-Falls-Two-Pickups-Crash-Sign-Hit-300x200.png\" alt=\"Thief River Falls: Two Pickups Crash, Sign Hit\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Thief-River-Falls-Two-Pickups-Crash-Sign-Hit-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Thief-River-Falls-Two-Pickups-Crash-Sign-Hit-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Thief-River-Falls-Two-Pickups-Crash-Sign-Hit-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Thief-River-Falls-Two-Pickups-Crash-Sign-Hit.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thief River Falls: Two Pickups Crash, Sign Hit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Pickup spins and hits the street sign<\/h2>\n<p>After the crash, the report said Heath\u2019s pickup spun out of control. Police said it then struck a street sign.<\/p>\n<h2>No injuries reported<\/h2>\n<p>Police said there were no known injuries. No other details about damage were released in the report.<\/p>\n<h2>Citations issued<\/h2>\n<p>Holmgren was cited for uninsured vehicle \u2013 owner and failure to yield, according to the report.<\/p>\n<h2>More information<\/h2>\n<p>For traffic safety information in Minnesota, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/dps.mn.gov\/divisions\/ots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Minnesota Office of Traffic 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 (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 Police responded to a two-vehicle crash at a Thief River Falls intersection on Dec. 22. One pickup spun and hit a street sign. No injuries were reported. 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