Truck slides off I-94 near Monticello, nearly hits state troopers
By FOX 9 Staff
(Minnesota State Patrol / FOX 9)
MONTICELLO, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Minnesota State Patrol is reminding drivers to move over and slow down for emergency vehicles, especially in the winter, after two troopers had a close call with a pickup truck on Interstate 94 Wednesday morning.
The State Patrol said the troopers were helping a driver in another vehicle on I-94 between Monticello and Albertville when a truck slid off the road and nearly hit them before crashing into the ditch.
Both troopers were parked on the shoulder with their emergency lights on, according to the State Patrol.