A Halliday man was injured in a two-vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon on Highway 200, three miles east of Halliday. Meanwhile, a semitrailer caught on fire earlier Wednesday morning on Interstate 94 in a separate incident.
The North Dakota Highway Patrol reported Matthew Gietzen, 29, of Halliday, was traveling to Hazen from Halliday in a 2001 Dodge Intrepid. Ten-month old Isaih Wiest was a passenger in the car.
Edwin Miller, 81, of Dodge, was westbound from Dodge to a rural location in a 1988 Chevrolet Pickup.
At 2:05 p.m., the two vehicles met at the intersection of 83rd Avenue Southeast on Highway 200 where Miller was going to turn south. Miller failed to yield and turned left in front of Gietzen. Miller's vehicle was struck in the right rear and knocked into the south ditch where it came to rest facing northwest.
Gietzen's vehicle slid down Highway 200 to the east, where it came to rest facing southeast in the middle of the road. Miller was cited for failure to yield. He was wearing a seatbelt.
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Gietzen was transported by ambulance to the Sakakawea Medical Center in Hazen. Hospital officials would not release information on Gietzen's status.
Gietzen was wearing a seatbelt and Isaih Wiest was secured in a car seat.
Both vehicles were a total loss.
Road conditions were reported as normal and the weather was cloudy, but dry.
Responding agencies include the Halliday Ambulance, Dunn County Sheriff's Department and the N.D. Highway Patrol.
In an unrelated matter, no injuries resulted in the semitrailer fire.
At 1:08 a.m., driver Roel DelaPaz, 42, of Stockton, Calif., and passenger Denny Brown, 33, of Walla Walla, Wash., were eastbound on Interstate 94 from Washington to Ohio in a 2006 International.
DelaPaz felt the tires on the rear axles blow out and pulled over to the shoulder of the road about one mile west of the Taylor exit. By the time he exited, one of the rear axles was smoking and starting to burn.
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Both rear axles started to burn and had to be extinguished by the Taylor Fire Department. The Taylor Fire Department was able to extinguish the fire before the truck cab received any damage.
It is believed either a brake or bearing went bad to cause the fire. No charges are being brought in the incident.
Road conditions were reported as wet and the weather was foggy and misting.
Responding agencies also included the Stark County Sheriff's Department and the N.D. Highway Patrol.
