Patrol releases names of couple killed in collision while on motorcycle ride in Stearns County

The crash occurred southeast of Paynesville, the State Patrol said.

May 22, 2023 at 12:04PM

A husband and wife on a motorcycle ride died in a collision over the weekend in Stearns County, officials said Monday.

The crash occurred shortly before 1:30 p.m. Sunday on Hwy. 55 about 5 miles southeast of Paynesville, the State Patrol said.

The motorcyclist was heading east on Hwy. 55 and collided with a westbound car, the patrol said. The patrol did not say which vehicle was on the wrong side of the highway.

Killed were the motorcycle driver, 53-year-old William J. Clough of Mora, Minn., and his wife, 49-year-old Melissa A. Clough, the patrol said.

The car's driver, Thomas L. Groby, 60, of Long Prairie, Minn., was not hurt, according to the patrol.

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