Grand Forks-Area Motorcycle Chase Reaches 140mph

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Formal charges are pending against a motorcyclist accused of being drunk and leading police on a chase in eastern North Dakota that reached speeds of 140 mph.

The Highway Patrol says the chase early Saturday started in Walsh County and stretched south into Grand Forks County and then Traill County.

WDAZ-TV reports the 26-year-old Minto man lost control of the motorcycle on a dirt road east of Hatton and crashed while traveling about 35 mph. He was arrested and taken to a Grand Forks hospital to be treated for injuries not considered life-threatening.