75-year-old motorcyclist crashes and dies on southern Minnesota highway

The crash occurred on Hwy. 30 about 25 miles west of Rochester.

July 14, 2022 at 11:50AM

A 75-year-old motorcyclist crashed and died on a southern Minnesota highway, authorities said.

Ronald L. Karg, of Glencoe, Minn., crashed into a ditch off eastbound Hwy. 30 in Westfield Township about 10:20 a.m. Wednesday and was thrown from his Harley-Davidson motorcycle, the State Patrol said.

Karg died before reaching a hospital, the patrol said.

The crash occurred just east of Blooming Prairie near 115th Avenue and about 25 miles west of Rochester.

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