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Motorcyclist dies in Brooklyn Center crash while merging onto freeway

The crash happened Sunday evening as the motorcyclist was getting on eastbound I-694 from westbound I-94.

August 22, 2022 at 5:56PM

A motorcyclist was killed Sunday evening in Brooklyn Center when he was struck by another driver while attempting to merge onto the freeway.

The motorcyclist was traveling at a high speed while negotiating the ramp leading from westbound I-94 to eastbound I-694 and crossed into a traffic lane when he was hit about 6 p.m., the State Patrol said.

The motorcyclist, 31-year-old Caylin Alan James Svendahl of South St. Paul, was ejected from his bike and died at the scene, the patrol said.

The driver who hit him, a 52-year-old woman from White Bear Lake, was not seriously hurt.

The crash remains under investigation.

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Tim Harlow covers traffic and transportation issues in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and likes to get out of the office, even during rush hour. He also covers the suburbs in northern Hennepin and all of Anoka counties, plus breaking news and weather.

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