MOTORCYCLE

UPDATE: Woman Arrested for DUI After Fatal Motorcycle Crash in West Fargo

A Fargo man is dead after his motorcycle is hit by a car on Main Avenue in West Fargo

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A driver is arrested for DUI after a fatal crash with a motorcycle on Main Avenue in West Fargo. Highway Patrol says 28-year-old Taquoya Saldana of West Fargo crashed into a motorcycle driven by 31-year-old Thomas Fradet of Fargo while he was attempting to turn onto 17th Street East. Fradet was thrown from his motorcycle…

Mechanical Work Leads to Garage Fire in West Fargo

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Mechanical work on a motorcycle leads to a garage fire in West Fargo. The fire department was called out in the noon hour to 500 1st Avenue Northwest. When they arrived, they found heavy black smoke coming from the garage. Crews quickly knocked down and contained the fire. There is heavy smoke damage to the…

Motorcycle driver killed in Fargo crash identified

The crash happened after the driver left a parking lot and lost control of the motorcycle

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Highway Patrol has also released the name of the man killed in a motorcycle crash in Fargo Saturday afternoon. Thirty-eight-year-old Andrew Burt, of Byron, Minnesota, was killed when he accelerated while driving out of a parking lot, lost control, and hit a curb. It happened in the 3500 Block Westrac Drive. Authorities say Burt…

Motorcycle Hit By Vehicle in S. Fargo, Rider Has Life-Threatening Injuries

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo police respond to a serious motorcycle crash last night. It happened just after 9:30 at the intersection of 42nd Street and 9th Avenue South when a motorcycle was hit by another vehicle. The driver of the motorcycle was transferred by ambulance to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The crash is still under investigation. Categories:…

Motorcyclist Pulled From Lawrence Lake Friday is Identified

OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Authorities identify a motorcyclist pulled from Lawrence Lake Friday morning who later died at a hospital. He is 70-year-old George Hough of Elbow Lake, Minnesota. Otter Tail County Sheriffs Office responded to the crash just after 10 a.m. Friday on Highway 4 southwest of Vergas. The reporting party called 911 after seeing Hough crash…

Fargo Man Dead After Crashing Spyder Motorcycle Near Horace

CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is dead after crashing his Spyder motorcycle about 2 miles southwest of Horace. That crash happened Sunday afternoon just before 4. Highway Patrol says 75-year-old Charles Bekkerus left Highway 16 and crashed into a sunflower field. A passerby noticed the motorcycle in the field and called 911. Bekkerus was taken to Essentia…

Fargo man killed in motorcycle crash in Grant County

The motorcycle collided with an Apache Crop Sprayer

GRANT COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is dead after crashing his motorcycle into a crop sprayer in Grant County. Thirty-five-year-old Brandon Cermak was taken to Sanford in Bismarck where he was pronounced dead. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says both drivers were traveling south on Highway 31 Saturday night when the sprayer turned left. Cermak drove into the sprayer….

UPDATE: Two Wyndmere motorcyclists killed in crash identified; South Dakota driver facing charges

The crash happened west of Hankinson Saturday night

RICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol identifies the two people killed in a motorcyle crash six miles west of Hankinson. The victims are 45 year old Corey Volesky and 40 year old Amber Krause Volesky of Wyndmere. The crash happened at 11 o’clock Saturday night. A truck driven by 41 year old Roberto Corona Eguiza from Veblen,…

UPDATE: Names Released after Motorcyclist Hurt After Crashing Into Vehicle in Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Two people are now cited after a motorcycle-vehicle crash Tuesday night in Grand Forks. Police say 20-year-old Adam Hanson of Grand Forks was turning from Columbia Road onto 2nd Avenue North in front of an oncoming motorcycle. 20-year-old Blake Krpan of Logansport, Indiana was thrown from his bike in the crash and taken to Altru…