What: Fatality
Where: I-94 mile post 75
When: 16 Jan 2023 at 0125 MST
Road Conditions: Concrete Road (partial ice)
Weather Conditions: Heavy Fog/Night
Crash Involvement: 2012 Buick Enclave/2020 Freightliner Truck
Type of Crash: Two vehicle crash
Agencies Involved: Dickinson EMS/Dickinson Rural Fire Department/Stark County Sheriff’s Department/North Dakota Highway Patrol/Dickinson DOT.
Vehicle No. 1: 2012 Buick Enclave
Driver No. 1: Tana Marie Johnson 50 YO female from Dickinson ND (Fatal)
Restraints: Was wearing seat belt
Charges: Under Investigation
Vehicle No. 2: 2020 Freightliner Truck
Driver No. 2: Demetrius Arnez Chambers 36 YO male from Milwaukee, WI
Restraints: Was wearing seat belt
Charges: Under Investigation
NARRATIVE: Vehicle 2, a 2020 Freightliner Semi was traveling westbound on I-94, 11 miles east of Dickinson ND. Vehicle 2 lost control and jackknifed in the median. The trailer was blocking the westbound passing lane. Vehicle 1, a 2012 Buick Enclave was also traveling westbound and hit the trailer on the left rear side. Vehicle 1 went under the rear of the trailer.
The driver of vehicle 1 suffered fatal injuries and was transported to the medical examiner’s office in Bismarck ND by the County Coroner. The driver of vehicle 2 was not injured.
The crash remains under investigation by the NDHP.
