A Medina, N.D., man was injured after the vehicle he was driving slid into a tree Tuesday evening, according to the Stutsman County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies were pursuing John Flaska, 37, Medina, for a moving violation. Flaska was driving a 1995 Buick passenger car westbound on Water Street East near Third Avenue Southeast in Medina around 8 p.m.
Flaska attempted to turn south onto Third Avenue Southeast at a high rate of speed, deputies said. When he was unable to make the corner, the Buick slid into a tree.
Flaska was transported to Jamestown Hospital and later to Bismarck.
Deputies said alcohol was involved in the crash.
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The Buick sustained $4,000 in damage. Flaska was not wearing a seat belt.
The accident is still under investigation.
