Crime & Safety

Accident on Eastbound I-94 in Maple Grove Causes Thursday Traffic Delays

A semitrailer rollover reportedly shutdown the roadway for several hours Thursday morning.

Morning commuters heading eastbound on Interstate 94 near Highway 169 in Maple Grove had a few traffic delays driving delays Thursday morning

An accident involving a semitrailer rollover initially blocked all lanes of traffic the roadway eastbound Interstate 94 in Maple Grove during the early morning hours of Thursday, Jan. 12.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation provided a traffic update at 1:50 a.m. Thursday stating “all lanes are blocked.” According to Minnesota State Patrol Public Information Officer Lieutenant Eric Roeske, only the semitrailer was involved in the accident in which the "driver lost control" and "crashed into the median barrier and tipped over." An ambulance was called to the scene, he said, but the driver refused medical attention.

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Traffic was completely shutdown on the roadway for about an hour after the incident with additional lanes reopening as cleanup continued. According to Roeske, the truck was hauling juice boxes.

The accident was cleared from the roadway by 10 a.m. Thursday morning.

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