Bicyclist severely injured after being struck by vehicle near Grafton

GRAFTON, ND — One Park River, North Dakota, man was seriously injured in a bicycle crash just after 5 p.m. on Monday, August 19.

Dennis Loewen, a 67-year-old from Park River, was biking east on State Highway 17 when he made an “abrupt maneuver” near mile marker 119 and began heading north, according to a release from the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

Meanwhile, 22-year-old Brenden Erickson from Grafton, N.D., was driving his Chevrolet Suburban eastward as well.

Erickson struck Loewen.

Loewen was transported to the hospital with severe injuries. Erickson was uninjured.

The crash remains under investigation, according to the release.

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