Man taken to hospital, arrested after Jamestown motorcycle chase

JAMESTOWN, N.D. – A man was sent to the hospital and arrested after a motorcycle chase reaching up to 115 miles per hour in Jamestown.

A police officer tried to stop the motorcycle around 5:00 PM on Thursday, May 14 on 1st Ave. S.

Authorities say the driver went onto Interstate 94, got off at the Windsor exit and went north on 67 1/2 Ave. SE where he crashed after going over railroad tracks and turning on a gravel road.

Police say the chase reached up to 97 miles per hour on city streets and 115 miles per hour on I-94.

Thirty-year-old Auston Peterson of Jamestown was arrested on suspicion of DUI, fleeing, carrying a concealed weapon and driving under suspension. He was taken to Jamestown Regional Medical Center before being booked into jail.

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