Rochester motorcyclist is killed in collision with vehicle

The crash occurred over the weekend southeast of Rochester, the State Patrol said.

September 12, 2022 at 2:38PM

A motorcyclist died in a collision with a car over the weekend southeast of Rochester, officials said.

The crash occurred about 9:45 p.m. Saturday on Hwy. 52 in Orion Township, the State Patrol said.

The motorcyclist was identified by the patrol as Rick J. Hutton, 36, of Rochester. The patrol said Hutton was not wearing a helmet.

Hutton was riding south and collided with the northbound car, the patrol said.

The car's driver, 57-year-old Nicholas A. Sprau, and passenger Virgene L. Sprau, both of nearby Chatfield, were uninjured.

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