CARRINGTON, N.D. — A 31-year-old motorcyclist from Carrington was seriously injured Friday evening, July 17, after leaving the roadway and being thrown from the motorcycle upon striking an approach.

The man was driving a 1994 Harley-Davidson motorcycle at approximately 7:19 p.m., traveling eastbound on Highway 9 near mile marker 13, west of Kensal, according to a press release from the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

Two other motorcycles were traveling alongside the Harley, The release states the Harley left the roadway, entered the south ditch, struck an approach, and the driver was thrown from the motorcycle.

The driver of the Harley sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken by ambulance to the hospital in Carrington before being flown to Sanford Medical Center in Fargo.

The driver was not wearing a helmet and did not have a motorcycle endorsement, according to the Highway Patrol. Road and weather conditions were dry and clear at the time of the accident.

The crash remains under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

Assisting agencies on-scene included the Foster County Sheriff’s Department and Carrington Ambulance Service.

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ST. THOMAS, N.D. — A motorcycle rider and his passenger were injured in a collision with a pickup on Saturday, July 18.

The incident occurred shortly before 1 p.m. on Highway 66, west of St. Thomas. According to a report from the North Dakota Highway Patrol, the driver of the motorcycle was a 36-year-old man from St. Thomas, while the passenger was a 27-year-old female, also from St. Thomas. They were on a 2008 Harley Davidson.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a group of motorcyclists was traveling westbound on Highway 66 and a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling eastbound. The Harley-Davidson, near the rear of the group, braked sharply for another motorcycle that was slowing. The driver swerved, lost control, crossed the centerline and struck the rear driver’s-side tire and box area of the Chevrolet. The driver and passenger were thrown from the motorcycle, not wearing helmets, and sustained serious injuries.

Both the Harley Davidson driver and passenger were taken to the hospital in Grafton, and the driver was later transferred to Altru Hospital in Grand Forks for further treatment. The driver of the Chevrolet — a 27-year-old woman from Louisiana — was not injured; she was wearing a seat belt.

Names have not yet been released.

The crash remains under investigation by the North Dakota State Patrol. Other agencies involved were the Pembina County Sheriff’s Office, Cavalier County Ambulance and the St. Thomas Quick Response Unit/Fire Department.

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A DNA discovery has led two families to accuse a North Dakota hospital of changing the course of their lives after learning two newborns were allegedly switched at birth nearly four decades ago.

Kyle Bylin uncovered the truth after receiving an at-home DNA test during a Christmas gift exchange. The test connected him with his biological aunt through a genealogy platform, prompting her nephew, Jeremy Morrison, to take his own DNA test. The results confirmed the two men had been raised by each other’s biological families.

According to a complaint filed against Unity medical center in North Dakota, Jeremy Morrison and Kyle Bylin were the only babies born at the hospital just hours apart on 28 January 1988.

The lawsuit alleges that, without their parents’ knowledge, the newborns were switched before they left the hospital, with each child being raised by the other’s biological parents. The complaint also names both men’s parents as plaintiffs.

“The employees and/or agents of Unity Medical Center who switched the newborns and then failed to recognize or correct the error were acting within the scope of their employment and/or agency,” the complaint says, according to People.

Unity medical center has reportedly denied responsibility, saying there is no evidence hospital staff caused the switch. However, the hospital doesn’t dispute that the babies were switched at some point.

“We recognize the profound impact this discovery has had on them and their families,” Unity medical said in a statement to ABC News. “Unfortunately, because of the passage of nearly four decades, the medical and staffing records that might have provided additional clarity no longer exist, and no members of the delivery team from that time are still employed by the hospital.”

Bylin, who was born Jeremy Morrison, says he still has the hospital bracelet that incorrectly identified him as Kyle Bylin.

“Kyle is still my son – that is never going to change,” Evelyn Newton, who raised him as her own, told the Associated Press. “But I feel robbed of the life I should have had with my biological son. You can’t go back and replace 35 years. First steps, driving a car, getting married – how do you make up for that?”

Since learning the truth, Bylin and Morrison have each met their biological parents. They described those reunions to ABC News as “welcoming but awkward”. While the two men have spoken by phone, they have not yet met in person.

“We’ve tried to unite as a group and just recognize that no matter what, there’s different ways that this can be socially messy,” Bylin told ABC. “Everyone’s getting to know people that they didn’t know before.”

Though cases of babies being switched at birth are relatively rare, they happen more than most people might expect. According to the DNA Diagnostics Center, up to 18 babies a year may actually go home with families that aren’t their own, although the baby switch is generally caught almost immediately after it happens.