UPDATE: Fargo man killed in motorcycle crash identified
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Published: Jul. 31, 2022 at 11:01 PM CDT
HORACE, N.D. (Valley News Live) -75-year-old Charles Hiram Bekkerus, of Fargo, ND has died after running off the road on a motorcycle.
The crash happened near Horace around 4 p.m. Sunday.
Bekkerus was riding near Highways 16 & 17 when his motorcycle ran off the road and then drove into a sunflower field.
He then fell off the motorcycle, which continued to travel a short distance before coming to a stop.
Someone passing by noticed the motorcyclist in the field and called for help.
Bekkerus was taken to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries.
Authorities say he was wearing a helmet.
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