Jamestown  (CSi)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol investigated two crashes that occurred Friday and Saturday near Jamestown

On Friday evening just before 8-p.m., 50 year old Dulaga Mustafic,  of Fargo was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Express east on Interstate 94 east of exit 258 in Jamestown. Mustafic lost control of the vehicle, which went into the ditch and rolled down an embankment.

Mustafic was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle. He was transported by Jamestown Area Ambulance Service  to Jamestown Regional Medical Center and later taken by Life Flight to Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, receiving serious injuries.

Assisting at the scene were, the Jamestown Police Department and Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office.

Just after 2-p.m., Saturday, the Highway Patrol investigated a crash involving a 2003 Kenworth pulling a reefer trailer, and a 2004 Mercury Sable, on I 94 14 miles west of Jamestown.

The report says the Mercury operated by 24 year old Osman Hirsi of Bismarck,  was traveling eastbound on I 94 in the right lane.  The Kenworth driven by 29 year old  Ben Christen of Albany, Minnesota was also eastbound and approached the Mercury from the rear.  Christen  became distracted and did not observe the Mercury in front of him.

Just prior to the collision, Hirsi attempted to swerve to the right to avoid the Kenworth which then rear ended the Mercury.  After the collision, the Kenworth jackknifed and entered the median where it came to rest on its passenger side facing west.

The Mercury came to rest in the eastbound lane facing east. The female passenger of the Mercury 23 year old, Ogbad Jama was transported to Jamestown Regional Medical Center by Medina Ambulance Service where she was treated and released. The driver of the Mercury was not hurt.

The occupants of the Kenworth, Christen and a five year old male from Albany were transported to Jamestown Regional Medical Center where they were treated and released.

All occupants were wearing seat belts.

Also assisting at the scene was the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office.

The crash remains under investigation.