FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – Two people have life threatening injuries and two others were injured after a three vehicle crash on University Drive Sunday night.
The North Dakota Highway patrol says a 24-year-old Moorhead man could be charged with DUI, reckless endangerment and criminal vehicular injury in connection with the crash.
The crash report says law enforcement received a tip of a street racing group in the heritage hills area south of Fargo just before 7 p.m. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says they received reports of multiple vehicles doing donuts and motorcycles popping wheelies. A Sheriff’s Office Deputy later saw a car driven by the Moorhead man going 120 mph in a 45 mph zone. The deputy says the car was traveling north in the southbound lane of University Drive.
The car reportedly fled and continued to drive at high speeds in the wrong lane of University Drive until it hit a motorcycle near 15th Ave. The car then hit an SUV.
The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says this is not the first time the car has fled from deputies, and they believe the driver is associated with or a supporter of the street racing group 701’s Most Wanted Crew.
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The driver of the car and motorcycle suffered life threatening injuries. The driver of the motorcycle is a 19-year-old Fargo man, troopers say he was not wearing a helmet. Two passengers in the car, a 21-year-old and 19-year-old, both from Fargo, were also injured. Nobody in the car was wearing a seatbelt. The driver of the SUV was not injured.
Crews worked to clean up the scene for around four hours, drivers were asked by Fargo Police to avoid the area. The car that struck the motorcycle and SUV started on fire after the crash.
The North Dakota Highway Patrol is still investigating the crash. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says they’re recommending charges of reckless endangerment, fleeing and driving under suspension. The Sheriff’s Office also says multiple traffic citations have been recommended.
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