DOT seeks $1.4 million for losses in fire that shut down I-29
The insurance claim will be submitted against Coast to
Olson said the
The grass fires ignited on
The fires also threatened homes and other structures along the interstate and summoned a massive response from more than a dozen fire departments in northeastern
Patrol troopers believe the coal in a conveyor on the back of the semi was ignited when a piece of the conveyor was cut off with a blowtorch prior to the semi traveling to
The state's attorneys in
For any of the possible charges, the state would have had to prove Demir knew about the fires.
"When he was stopped by the Highway Patrol, all the indicators we had ... were he was oblivious to what was going on," Jones said.
Jones said the
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