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Serious Injury Reported in Eastern ND Motorcycle Crash

A Inkster, North Dakota man was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident over the weekend that involved wildlife. 

According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, George Midboe (69) was behind the wheel of a northbound 2010 Triumph North Dakota on Highway 32, near mile marker 178 “when a deer entered the roadway from the west and struck the Triumph. The driver maintained control and the Triumph came to rest in the northbound lane of travel. The driver was transported by Park River Ambulance Service to Altru Hospital in Grand Forks.” 

The driver was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident reported Saturday just after 8pm.