{"id":8764,"date":"2026-01-12T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=8764"},"modified":"2026-01-16T15:48:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T21:48:23","slug":"thief-river-falls-van-backs-into-parked-jeep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/thief-river-falls-van-backs-into-parked-jeep\/","title":{"rendered":"Thief River Falls: Van Backs Into Parked Jeep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Thief River Falls<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 Police received a report of a two-vehicle accident along Cardinal Avenue in Thief River Falls on Dec. 31.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, the call came in at <strong>3:13 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>What the police say happened<\/h2>\n<p>Police said <strong>Ellie Sabourin<\/strong> of Thief River Falls was backing a <strong>2013 Ford Econoline<\/strong> when the crash happened.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, the van struck a parked <strong>2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Police reported the Jeep is owned by <strong>Jocelin Lee<\/strong> of Newfolden.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8765\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8765\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8765\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Thief-River-Falls-Van-Backs-Into-Parked-Jeep-300x200.png\" alt=\"Thief River Falls: Van Backs Into Parked Jeep\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Thief-River-Falls-Van-Backs-Into-Parked-Jeep-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Thief-River-Falls-Van-Backs-Into-Parked-Jeep-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Thief-River-Falls-Van-Backs-Into-Parked-Jeep-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Thief-River-Falls-Van-Backs-Into-Parked-Jeep.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thief River Falls: Van Backs Into Parked Jeep<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>No injuries reported<\/h2>\n<p>Police reported <strong>no known injuries<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>No other details were listed in the initial report.<\/p>\n<h2>Winter driving reminder<\/h2>\n<p>Drive slowly in parking areas and residential streets.<\/p>\n<p>Snow and ice can hide under slush.<\/p>\n<p>Back up with care and check mirrors twice.<\/p>\n<p>If your vehicle has a camera, still look around.<\/p>\n<p>Road and safety resources:<\/p>\n<p>MnDOT Winter Driving |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/511mn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">511 Minnesota Road Conditions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m Chris Harper reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thief River Falls (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 Police received a report of a two-vehicle accident along Cardinal Avenue in Thief River Falls on Dec. 31. 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