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Beet Truck Accident

A beet truck accident in Wahpeton, North Dakota took the life of Antionette Gjesdahl, an 18-year-old, on September 29, just hours after the start of the beet harvest started.

According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, Antoinette Gjesdahl was driving a 2005 Pontiac about 1:30 p.m. and entered an intersection on the Interstate 29 bypass on the west side of Wahpeton when her vehicle was hit by a 2005 International semi-truck and trailer driven by Cathleen Dean. The semi-trailer was hauling sugar beets for Minn-Dak Farmers, a sugar beet cooperative. The Pontiac was pushed into a third vehicle at the intersection, driven by Mary Motzko, 38, of Wahpeton. Mary Motzko was taken to an area hospital. Antoinette Gjesdahl was dead at the scene, the patrol said.

Who is at Fault for This Tragic Death?

Our goal as accident lawyers is to hold drivers, their employers and others accountable for their negligence by winning as much money as possible from them for our clients.

In this case, negligence abounds.
  • The driver was not qualified, had a criminal record, including driving with a suspended license and several drug-related charges, and flew through a red light, crashing into the car driven by Antionette Gjesdahl.
  • The party that hired Cathleen Dean to drive the beet truck, a roadway giant, should never have hired her.
  • Minn-Dak Farmers and the beet grower whose beets were being transported should not have had a dangerous driver hauling their beets.
Both North Dakota and Minnesota relax transportation regulations for the beet harvest, but this does not excuse anyone’s negligence.

Pritzker Olsen Attorneys is a Minneapolis, Minnesota law firm with a national practice. To contact a lawyer about a beet truck accident, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or submit our online form for a free consultation. You will not have any up-front costs, and we are not paid unless you win.

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