North Dakota man injured in rollover crash in Nelson County – Grand Forks Herald

GRAND FORKS — A Cooperstown, North Dakota, man was injured in a motorcycle accident near Pekin on Saturday, July 20.

The incident occurred shortly after 4 p.m. on North Dakota Highway 1, about a mile outside Pekin, a city in Nelson County.

According to a report from the North Dakota Highway Patrol, the man was riding a 2000 Harley Davidson when he lost control and was thrown, resulting in serious injuries. The 63-year-old — whose name has not yet been released — was not wearing a helmet, the Highway Patrol report said.

He was taken to Altru Hospital in Grand Forks with life-threatening injuries.

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