Woman Seriously Injured In Motorcycle Accident

WEST FARGO, ND—A Fargo motorcyclist is facing several charges, including DUI, and his passenger was seriously injured after his bike collided with a SUV Wednesday afternoon in West Fargo.  The North Dakota Highway Patrol says just before 3pm Wednesday, a motorcycle driven by a 32-year-old Fargo man was going east on Main Avenue in Fargo at a high rate of speed and driving erratically.  As the motorcycle approached the intersection of 17th Street East, the driver lost control and hit a SUV. The motorcyclist and his passenger, a 32-year-old Fargo woman, were both thrown from the bike and were taken to Sanford Medical Center.  Her injuries are considered serious.  The driver of the SUV and a juvenile passenger were not injured.  The motorcyclist is charged with driving under revocation, driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless endangerment–extreme indifference and criminal vehicular injury.