Minnetonka motorcyclist killed in crash on I-394 in Golden Valley

The State Patrol said the motorcyclist crashed while passing traffic.

September 28, 2022 at 11:13AM
A motorcyclist died in a crash Tuesday on Interstate 394. (MnDOT camera image/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A motorcyclist crashed and died on an interstate in Golden Valley, officials said.

The wreck occurred at about noon Tuesday on eastbound Interstate 394 near Hwy. 100, the State Patrol said.

The motorcyclist, Endre John Thorkelson, 22, of Minnetonka, was in the left lane, attempted to pass other vehicles, sideswiped a concrete median and crashed into a road sign, the patrol said.

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