Woman falls off motorcycle, is hit by cars

Last update: September 22, 2008 - 11:43 PM

Authorities are trying to find out why a woman fell off a motorcycle and onto Interstate 94, where she was hit by passing motorists and killed Sunday night.

The woman, identified as Kristin Gluth, 25, of Mankato, was a passenger on the motorcycle driven by Teric Carlson, 22, of St. Cloud. Gluth somehow fell off the bike around 8:30 p.m. Sunday on eastbound I-94 near Avon. She was hit by passing drivers and died, the State Patrol said.

Carlson and three other motorists involved in the incident were not injured, the patrol said.

TIM HARLOW

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