Motorcyclist injured in crash on I-94 in Fargo

By Forum staff

May 26, 2022 at 6:50 PM

FARGO — A Moorhead man is being treated after police say he crashed a motorcycle on Interstate 94 Thursday, May 26.

According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, at about 2:14 p.m., a motorcycle driven by 20-year-old Saher Ishmael, of Moorhead, rear-ended a Chevy Impala driven by 21-year-old Abigail Embersole, of Hawley, Minnesota, near mile marker 350 on Interstate 94.

Ishmael was ejected from the motorcycle on impact, sending him over the Impala, and coming to rest on the on the right westbound land of I-94.

Ishmael sustained serious injuries that were not life-threatening and was taken to Sanford Hospital. Embersole was not injured in the crash.

According to the Highway Patrol, several witnesses claimed to have observed Ishmael driving aggressively and at a high rate of speed just before the crash. The crash remains under investigation.

The Highway Patrol reminded motorists in their report that with the warmer weather, it is important for motorist to look for motorcycles and for all drivers to drive defensively and obey traffic laws.

By Forum staff

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