Freightliner 1, Pheasant 0

This happened this week, about 30 miles west of Fargo on I-94. A nice rooster was picking grit on the side of the road, and decided to take a closer look at my truck.

As you can imagine, it was a bit of a surprise. Lots of glass inside the truck, little shards with the consistency of sea salt. If he'd hit in front of me, I'd still be picking glass out of my hide.

Anyway, stay safe out there! The critters are on the move.

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Dilrod,

That sucks having to get a new windshield. I live in ND and read the troopers media releases and this one might have you feeling a little better about just having to replace your windshield and the down time.

NARRATIVE: On 10/7/2024, at approximately 1:00 a.m., a large amount of cattle escaped from a pasture that was adjacent to I-94, exit 190, near Driscoll. An unknown amount of black cattle were at-large. Many of them congregated on I-94 under the exit 190 overpass. A semi hauling refrigerated produce, driven by Ewert Nel, driving east on I-94, impacted the cattle. The semi entered the median and overturned. A small fire ignited on the truck but was put out right away with fire extinguishers. Mr. Nel was not injured. A 2024 Ford Escape, driven by Kaycee Anderson, was also traveling east on I-94. The Escape struck the cattle. Ms. Anderson sustained minor cuts and bruises and was transported to Sanford Medical Center for treatment. A 2014 Ford Fusion was traveling west on I-94, driven by Dina Diamanti. The Fusion also struck cattle. There were three passengers in the Fusion. All occupants were transported to CHI/St. Alexius Medical Center for possible/claimed minor injuries. The owner of the cattle was identified as Gerald Schmidt. Twenty-five (25) cattle were killed in total. Both lanes of I-94 under exit 190 were obstructed by cattle and vehicles. Traffic was able to be routed onto the exit ramp, over the overpass, and back down the on ramp. The roadway was closed at 1:00 a.m. The westbound lane was opened at approximately 5:05 a.m. The eastbound lane was opened at approximately 6:05 a.m. ________________________________________________________________