BISMARCK — One person died and another was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash near Bismarck on Friday, October 23.
The incident occurred at approximately 6:29 p.m. on 119th Street Northeast, just south of Old Highway 10, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol. Dwayne McDevitt, 64, of Bismarck was driving a 2009 Harley Davidson motorcycle when he lost control, left the roadway, re-entered, overturned, and slid into a ditch. McDevitt was pronounced dead at the scene.
The passenger, 29-year-old Lauren Folmer of Bismarck, sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a Bismarck hospital. Neither McDevitt nor Folmer was wearing helmets at the time of the crash.
The North Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the incident.