Man dies in motorcycle crash near Pembina, North Dakota
Jun. 15—GRAND FORKS — A man from Cavalier, North Dakota, died in a motorcycle crash Saturday, June 14, on Interstate 29.
The incident occurred at approximately 4:30 p.m. a little more than 3 miles south of Pembina, a town in the extreme northeast corner of North Dakota.
According to a report from the North Dakota Highway Patrol, the 25-year-old, whose name has not yet been released, was driving a 2007 Big Dog K-9 motorcycle when the bike left the roadway at a curve and crashed.
The driver was not wearing a helmet.
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