NDHPpatchJamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Jul 28, 2013)  —  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports  a 47 year old Jamestown man  died Sunday shortly after 7-p.m. after a motorcycle crash on County Road 40 three miles east of Jamestown.

Sgt Joshua Rude says the driver  Albert L. Buchanan of Jamestown,was westbound en route to Jamestown from Spiritwood riding a 2009 Harley-Davidson motorcycle.  The driver failed to make the curve turning south and ran off the roadway into the west ditch.  Once in the ditch the motorcycle rolled and the driver was ejected from the vehicle.

The motorcycle sustained damage to all areas.   Buchanan, who was not immediatley identified was taken to Jamestown Regional Medical Center, where he died from his injuries. He was not wearing a helmet and the patrol said alcohol was believed to be involved in the crash.

The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office assisted.   The crash, remains under investigation.