Motorcyclist dies in collision at Coon Rapids intersection

The motorcyclist, a 25-year-old man from Ramsey, went through a red light, the Sheriff's Office said.

May 5, 2023 at 3:35PM
Emergency responders were on the scene Thursday night of a fatal crash at a Coon Rapids intersection. (MnDOT traffic camera image/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A motorcyclist struck a car at a Coon Rapids intersection and was killed, officials said Friday.

The collision occurred about 7:55 p.m. Thursday at NW. Northdale and Round Lake boulevards, the Anoka County Sheriff's Office said.

According to the Sheriff's Office;

The motorcyclist, a 25-year-old man from Ramsey, went through a red light while heading south on Round Lake Boulevard and hit a Subaru Forester that was westbound on Northdale Boulevard.

Bystanders came to the motorcyclist's aid and administered CPR. Emergency personnel soon arrived and took over.

The man was taken to Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids and died there.

"The driver of the Subaru is fully cooperating with this investigation," said Sheriff's Lt. Bill Jacobson.

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