Wadena woman dies after motorcycle hits utility pole

She wasn't wearing a helmet.

May 30, 2020 at 10:14PM

A woman driving a motorcycle died in a crash Wednesday night in Otter Tail County.

Kristina Marie Lindquist-Abell, 44, of Wadena lost control on a curve and left the roadway, crashing into the eastbound ditch and hitting a utility pole, the Minnesota State Patrol said.

The crash happened on Hwy. 108 at Rush Lake Trail in Rush Lake Township.

The patrol said that Lindquist-Abell was not wearing a helmet and that alcohol was involved.

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