Fatal Motorcycle Accident in Rural North DakotaFatal Motorcycle Accident in Rural North Dakota A 43-year-old Hamilton woman was killed in a motorcycle accident Friday evening in Pembina County, North Dakota. The accident occurred around 11 p.m. when the motorcycle, traveling north on County Road 4, struck a deer that had emerged from a ditch. The driver, a 43-year-old Cavalier man, and the passenger were both thrown from the motorcycle. The woman, who was not wearing a helmet, died at the scene. The driver, also not wearing a helmet, sustained serious injuries and was transported to the hospital. The driver has been charged with driving while suspended and driving without liability insurance. Bathgate, where the accident occurred, is located near the U.S.-Canada border in northeastern North Dakota.
BATHGATE, ND — A woman was killed after a motorcycle collided with a deer Friday evening, July 19, in rural Pembina County.
At about 11 p.m., four miles east of Bathgate, a motorcycle was traveling north on County Road 4 when a deer emerged from a ditch onto the road, according to a news release from the North Dakota Highway Patrol. The driver of the motorcycle, a 43-year-old Cavalier man, struck the deer.
A passenger, a 43-year-old Hamilton woman, was thrown from the motorcycle, the Highway Patrol said. The woman died at the scene from her injuries.
The driver ended up in the east ditch and was trapped under the motorcycle, the patrol said. He was taken to Pembina County Memorial Hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries.
Neither the driver nor the passenger were wearing a helmet when the accident occurred.
The driver is accused of driving while suspended and driving without liability insurance, the press release said.
Bathgate is located in northeastern North Dakota, approximately nine miles south of the U.S.-Canada border.
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