Driver injured in pickup, van accident
Area News | Published on February 6, 2019 at 10:07am CST | Author: Tom Hintgen
0The driver of a pickup truck from Verndale, southeast of Wadena, was injured late Tuesday morning, Jan. 29, when his pickup collided with a semi east of Bluffton in eastern Otter Tail County.
The State Patrol told sheriff deputies that the pickup went through a stop sign and then slammed into the semi. The accident took place at 11:36 a.m. near the intersection of Highways 10 and 75.
The injured individual who was driving a 1997 Ford pickup was Clayton Walker Rice, 38, of Verndale. He was taken to Tri County Hospital in Wadena. Rice was wearing a seatbelt when the accident took place.
Driving a 2000 Kenworth semi was Terry Lee Ballard, 59, of Lake Park, northwest of Detroit Lakes. He was not injured in the accident.