The northbound A90 was closed overnight while firefighters tackled the fire but it has now reopened.
Heavy snow fell across northern Scotland where amber weather warnings have now expired.
Alan Johnston, 62, of Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire, hit the woman with a van in March last year.
The new business will help farmers pool machinery and labour across north east and east Scotland.
Police Scotland say wind farms in Laurencekirk and Stonehaven were broken into some time between Thursday and Friday.
The new business would help farmers pool machinery and labour across Highland, Argyll, Angus and Fife.
Police said officers received a report of a 12-year-old in possession of a knife in the Laurencekirk area.
The 62-year-old male passenger of the van who died near Laurencekirk is named as Neil Humphreys.
Two people were also taken to hospital after the serious accident near Laurencekirk.
