On May 3, 2022, at approximately 6:57 p.m., officers from the Grand Forks Police Department were dispatched to the intersection of N. Columbia Rd. and 2nd Ave. N. for an injury accident involving a motorcycle and another vehicle.
Initial investigation of the accident revealed that a 1993 Jeep Cherokee was driving northbound on Columbia Rd. when the driver attempted to make a westbound turn onto 2nd Ave. N. While making this turn, a 2018 Kawasaki ZX6 was traveling southbound on Columbia Rd. struck the Jeep on the passenger side. The motorcyclist was thrown from his motorcycle and was transported to Altru hospital for his injuries. The extent of injuries to the motorcyclist is unknown at this time. The driver of the Jeep was not injured.
There is an active investigation into the crash, and nobody has been cited at this time. The crash is being investigated by members of the Grand Forks Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Team and the Grand Forks Regional Unmanned Aerial Systems Team.
The Grand Forks Police Department was also assisted by the Grand Forks Sheriff’s Department, University of North Dakota Police Department, Grand Forks Fire Department, and Altru Health Systems.
Anyone with information regarding this accident is encouraged to call the Grand Forks Police Department at 701-787-8000.
Updated at 10:35 a.m.
The driver of the Kawasaki motorcycle is identified as 20-year-old Blake Krpan of Logansport, Indiana. Krpan was transported to Altru with apparent non-life-threatening injuries. He was cited for care required.
The driver of the Jeep SUV is identified as 20-year-old Adam Hanson of Grand Forks. Hanson was not injured in this incident. He was cited for failure to yield at a controlled intersection.
