New Jersey Man Injured in Otter Tail County Crash During Thunderstorm

New Jersey man injured in Otter Tail County crash during thunderstorm

(NEWTON TOWNSHIP, MINN) – The Minnesota State Patrol says a New Jersey man suffered injuries when his semi rolled in Otter Tail County. The Patrol says the accident happened Thursday afternoon during a thunderstorm with high winds. The semi was eastbound on Highway 10 when the vehicle came off the road due to the winds before rolling into the median. The driver, 55-year-old Olekfandr Ihnatenko, of Manalapan, New Jersey, suffered non-life-threate…

Semi-truck driver injured Thursday afternoon when high winds push truck off Highway 10 in Otter Tail County

NEWTON TOWNSHIP — A New Jersey man was injured Thursday afternoon when high winds pushed the semi-truck he was driving off U.S. Highway 10 in Otter Tail County, according to a Minnesota State Patrol crash report. At approximately 3:33 p.m. on May 15, the truck, driven by Olekfandr Ihnatenko, 55, of Manalapan, New Jersey, was eastbound on U.S. Highway 10 when a storm struck the area. The subsequent high winds pushed the semi off the highway, and …