Crashes Reported in the Media

[Hope2Ride]

The crash, which marks the 12th fatality of 2012, is under investigation by the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office.

12th fatality related to motorcycles? for the whole state?

[pkpk]

The crash, which marks the 12th fatality of 2012, is under investigation by the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office.

12th fatality related to motorcycles? for the whole state?

I think it's just St. Croix County.  I believe they have a disproportionate amount of riders in that county due to the bigger towns (Stillwater, Hudson) in proximity.

[pkpk]

Hit the critter straight on I say.


All available information for
incident number 12300780.

    Incident Number:    12300780    Incident Date/Time:    9/23/2012 10:29:00 PM
    MSP District:    2300    Incident Contact:    MN STATE PATROL DISTRICT 2300 - (507) 537-6277
    Number of Individuals:    1       
    Number of Vehicles:    1    
                   
    Location:    HWY 71 S OF JACKSON    Road Type:    BLACK TOP
    Milepost:    7    Road Condition:    DRY
    County:    JACKSON    Number of Lanes:    2
    Crash Type:    OTHER    Divided/Undivided:    UNDIVIDED ROADWAY
    Incident Classification:    PERSONAL INJURY    Hazardous Material:    NOT PRESENT
                   
    Assisting Agencies:
       
    JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT
                   
     Person 1:    AYERS, TYLER J , 22 , OF JACKSON MN , DRIVER OF VEH 1 , Phys. Cond. : MINOR INJURY
     

    Vehicle 1:
       2007   KAWASAKI ROAD-STRT 
     
          
    IncidentDescription:    DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO AVOID RACCOON IN ROADWAY, LOST CONTROL & LAYED BIKE DOWN.
            
    Information Complete:    INFORMATION BELIEVED COMPLETE   
    Last Updated:    9/24/2012 3:38:00 AM

[pkpk]

Another M/C fatal, due to a cager's error.

All available information for
incident number 12201010.

    Incident Number:    12201010    Incident Date/Time:    9/24/2012 3:46:00 PM
    MSP District:    2200    Incident Contact:    MN STATE PATROL DISTRICT 2200 - (507) 344-2750
    Number of Individuals:    3       
    Number of Vehicles:    2    
                   
    Location:    HWY 22 AND VICTORY DRIVE    Road Type:    BLACK TOP
    Milepost:    50    Road Condition:    DRY
    County:    BLUE EARTH    Number of Lanes:    2
    Crash Type:    OTHER    Divided/Undivided:    UNDIVIDED ROADWAY
    Incident Classification:    FATAL    Hazardous Material:    NOT PRESENT
                   
    Assisting Agencies:
       
    BLUE EARTH COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE
    MANKATO POLICE DEPARTMENT
                   
     Person 1:    JOHNSON, JENI L , 35 , OF VERNON CENTER MN , DRIVER OF VEH 1 , Phys. Cond. : DECEASED
     Person 2:    JAROS, BRENDA G , 54 , OF MANKATO MN , DRIVER OF VEH 2 , Phys. Cond. : NO APPARENT INJURY
     Person 3:    HELLER-ZIMPRICH, SARA J , 48 , OF MANKATO MN , PASSENGER OF VEH 2 , Phys. Cond. : NO APPARENT INJURY
     

    Vehicle 1:
       1997   HARLEY DAVIDSON MODEL UNKNOWN 

    Vehicle 2:
       2009   FORD FOCUS 
     
          
    IncidentDescription:    VEH #1 WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON HWY 22 APPROACHING SOUTH VICTORY DRIVE. VEH #2 WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON VICTORY DRIVE TURNING NORTHBOUND ONTO HWY 22. DRIVER OF VEH #1 BRAKED SUDDENLY TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH VEH #2. DRIVER OF VEH #1 LOST CONTROL AND WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEH. MANKATO FIRE DEPT AND GOLD CROSS AMBULANCE RESPONDED TO THE SCENE.
            
    Information Complete:    INFORMATION BELIEVED COMPLETE   
    Last Updated:    9/24/2012 9:21:20 PM

[pkpk]

Not a motorcycle but worthwhile to read and appreciate the damage a flying turkey can cause.


All available information for
incident number 12103815.

    Incident Number:    12103815    Incident Date/Time:    9/24/2012 6:13:00 PM
    MSP District:    2100    Incident Contact:    MN STATE PATROL DISTRICT 2100 - (507) 285-7406
    Number of Individuals:    2       
    Number of Vehicles:    1    
                   
    Location:    SB I-35    Road Type:    BLACK TOP
    Milepost:    21    Road Condition:    DRY
    County:    FREEBORN    Number of Lanes:    2
    Crash Type:    NONE RECORDED    Divided/Undivided:    DIVIDED ROADWAY
    Incident Classification:    PERSONAL INJURY    Hazardous Material:    NOT PRESENT
                   
    Assisting Agencies:
       
                   
     Person 1:    HAUKOOS, RONALD S , 72 , OF BRICELYN MN , DRIVER OF VEH 1 , Phys. Cond. : NOT DOCUMENTED
     Person 2:    HAUKOOS, MARY L , 66 , OF BRICELYN MN , PASSENGER OF VEH 1 , Phys. Cond. : INJURY - NON LIFE THREATENING
     

    Vehicle 1:
       2003   HONDA CIVIC LX 
     
          
    IncidentDescription:    VEHICLE (V1) TRAVELING SB I-35. WILD TURKEY STRUCK PASSENGER-SIDE WINDOW OF V1 RESULTING IN FACIAL INJURIES TO PASSENGER. PASSENGER TRANSPORTED BY ELLENDALE AMBULANCE TO ALBERT LEA.
            
    Information Complete:    INFORMATION BELIEVED COMPLETE   
    Last Updated:    9/24/2012 7:55:09 PM
         
         

[pkpk]

All available information for
incident number 12406588.

    Incident Number:    12406588    Incident Date/Time:    9/25/2012 4:53:00 PM
    MSP District:    2400    Incident Contact:    MSP PIO LT. ERIC ROESKE 651.201.7146
    Number of Individuals:    1       
    Number of Vehicles:    1    
                   
    Location:    NB 494 TO TAMARACK    Road Type:    BLACK TOP
    Milepost:    NONE RECORDED    Road Condition:    DRY
    County:    WASHINGTON    Number of Lanes:    1
    Crash Type:    RAN OFF ROAD    Divided/Undivided:    UNDIVIDED ROADWAY
    Incident Classification:    SERIOUS INJURY    Hazardous Material:    NOT PRESENT
                   
    Assisting Agencies:
       
    WOODBURY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
                   
     Person 1:    DAHLBERG, TODD M , 51 , OF EAGAN MN , DRIVER OF VEH 1 , Phys. Cond. : NOT DOCUMENTED
     

    Vehicle 1:
       1997   YAMA ROAD-STRT 
     
          
    IncidentDescription:    NB 494 RAMP TO TAMARACK DRIVER RAN OFF ROAD TO LEFT AND WAS EJECTED FROM MC.
            
    Information Complete:    INFORMATION BELIEVED COMPLETE   
    Last Updated:    9/25/2012 7:23:52 PM
         
         
Individual Records

    Listed below are the individual records that match the criteria you specified.
    *Estimated age used only when true age is unknown.
    Case Number:    12406588    Seatbelt:    N/A
    Incident Date/Time:    9/25/2012 4:53:00 PM    Airbag:    N/A
    Info Released:    NOT RECORDED    Helmet:    NO
                   
    Person ID:    12406588V1P1    Age:    51
    Full Name:    DAHLBERG, TODD M    Estimated Age:    ACTUAL AGE ABOVE
    Associated Vehicle:    12406588V1    Alcohol in System:    ALCOHOL DETECTED
    Role in Crash:    DRIVER    Hospital:    REGIONS , ST PAUL 
    Residence:    EAGAN , MN , USA    Physical Condition:    NOT DOCUMENTED 
    Sex:    MALE       
    Relation to Driver:    SELF    Fatal Date:    N/A - NOT RECORDED
                   

[Hope2Ride]

PK- I know you probably already answered this but where do you find these reports? There was a bike accident today down on twisty 60 that I was searching for but couldn't find any info. Black sportbike hauled away in pieces, I was wondering what happened to the rider.

[pkpk]

See linky:   https://app.dps.mn.gov/mspmedia/CurrentSearch.asp

Keep in mind this is strictly for accidents the State Patrol was tasked with filing the report.  As of this morning, there is no filing for any incident on Hwy 60.  This suggests to me that only county or local authorities were involved.  In this case, it then becomes a hit or miss whether any local media will pick up on it.  I know about fatal M/C accidents that had absolutely no coverage whatsoever.  Likewise, I've seen relatively minor crashes down at the far corners of the state get splattered all over media up and down the Mississippi valley and in the metro newspapers.

[pkpk]

All available information for
incident number 12103891.

    Incident Number:    12103891    Incident Date/Time:    10/1/2012 5:09:00 PM
    MSP District:    2100    Incident Contact:    MN STATE PATROL DISTRICT 2100 - (507) 285-7406
    Number of Individuals:    2       
    Number of Vehicles:    2    
                   
    Location:    HWY 105 AND CR 5 NORTH OF LYLE    Road Type:    BLACK TOP
    Milepost:    NONE RECORDED    Road Condition:    DRY
    County:    MOWER    Number of Lanes:    2
    Crash Type:    RAN OFF ROAD    Divided/Undivided:    UNDIVIDED ROADWAY
    Incident Classification:    PERSONAL INJURY    Hazardous Material:    NOT PRESENT
                   
    Assisting Agencies:
       
    MOWER COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE
                   
     Person 1:    CLEGHORN, TOD A , 50 , OF ROCKFORD IA , DRIVER OF VEH 1 , Phys. Cond. : INJURY - NON LIFE THREATENING
     Person 2:    CLEGHORN, TAMI S , 47 , OF ROCKFORD IA , PASSENGER OF VEH 2 , Phys. Cond. : INJURY - NON LIFE THREATENING
     

    Vehicle :
       VEH YR UNKNOWN   MAKE UNKNOWNMODEL UNKNOWN 

    Vehicle 1:
       1997   HARLEY DAVIDSON MC 
     
          
    IncidentDescription:    MC TRAVELING EB ON CR 5 LAID BIKE DOWN TO AVOID A COLLISION WHEN TURNING ONTO NB HWY 105.
            
    Information Complete:    INFORMATION IS NOT COMPLETE   
    Last Updated:    10/1/2012 7:21:37 PM
         
Individual Records

    Listed below are the individual records that match the criteria you specified.
    *Estimated age used only when true age is unknown.
    Case Number:    12103891    Seatbelt:    N/A
    Incident Date/Time:    10/1/2012 5:09:00 PM    Airbag:    N/A
    Info Released:    NOT RECORDED    Helmet:    NO
                   
    Person ID:    12103891V1P1    Age:    50
    Full Name:    CLEGHORN, TOD A    Estimated Age:    ACTUAL AGE ABOVE
    Associated Vehicle:    12103891V1    Alcohol in System:    UNKNOWN
    Role in Crash:    DRIVER    Hospital:    MCHS AUSTIN , AUSTIN, MN 
    Residence:    ROCKFORD , IA , USA    Physical Condition:    INJURY - NON LIFE THREATENING 
    Sex:    MALE       
    Relation to Driver:    SELF    Fatal Date:    N/A - NOT RECORDED
                   
        

[pkpk]

This is why you need to take a deep breath when a motorist upsets you.  The riders might very well have been innocent but speeding up to kick the door of an angry motorist is not the brightest move. 

http://www.startribune.com/local/172310611.html



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Driver charged with shooting motorcyclist in face outside Isanti Police HQ

    Article by: PAUL WALSH and KELLY SMITH , Star Tribune staff writers
    Updated: October 2, 2012 - 2:50 PM



A 71-year-old man was charged Tuesday with confronting two motorcyclists in the Isanti Police Department parking lot and shooting one of them in the chin in what authorities described as the bloody culmination of a cat-and-mouse road rage incident on Hwy. 65.

Joseph D. Kadlec, 71, of Cambridge, Minn., was charged with three felonies: first-degree assault, second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon and first-degree attempted manslaughter. Kadlec has been jailed since the shooting Saturday afternoon and was scheduled to appear in court later Tuesday.

Kadlec has a permit to carry a gun, according to the Isanti County Sheriff's Office. He also has been involved in five other road rage incidents in the past four years, according to the criminal complaint in this case.

The shooting victim, Kyle W. Ronning, 29, of Columbia Heights, was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center. He was in satisfactory condition.

A fellow motorcyclist and roommate, Matthew D. Larowe, 30, was at the scene but unharmed.

The bullet entered "directly into [Ronning's] chin just below his bottom lip," according to the complaint, filed in Isanti County District Court, read. The bullet broke several of Ronning's teeth, the complaint added, and was "protruding from the lower portion of his right ear."

In a brief telephone interview Tuesday, Larowe said he and Ronning were "out enjoying the weather" on their motorcycles and it was Kadlec who "was definitely out of line."

"Sweet," was Larowe's response, when hearing that Kadlec had been charged.

Other incidents involving defendant

In the earlier incidents, Kadlec was never charged or ticketed but was "certainly party to all five cases," said Isanti County Attorney Jeff Edblad.

In one case, Edblad said, Kadlec was involved in a motorcycle-car crash and officers called to the scene reported both drivers yelling obscenities at them. "I've work with the best; you sure as [expletive] aren't one of them," Kadlec reportedly told officers.

In a March 2009 incident involving Kadlec, one vehicle was trying to pass another and the two later collided in what was alleged as intentional ramming, Edblad added.

While Saturday's incident remains under investigation, Edblad said he doesn't expect the two motorcyclists to be charged.

The latest incident is part of a growing number of road rage cases in his county in recent years, he said, although it's rare for it to end in such violence.

"Unfortunately, we do see road rage incidents that have been occurring more and more frequently over the years, but we never see something of this level," Edblad said. "We all see it out there [on roadways] every day - the lack of civility and courtesy."

According to the complaint against Kadlec:

Witnesses driving along Hwy. 65 told police that they saw Kadlec's car, his wife with him, and Ronning and Larowe speed by. The car swerved toward Ronning and Larowe, prompting the two men to speed up to Kadlec, and one of the motorcyclists then kicked Kadlec's car.

The motorcyclists attempted to pass the car "again and again." In response, Kadlec "jerked his car at the motorcycles."

At one point, one of the motorcyclists "gave [Kadlec] the finger," prompting Kadlec to swerve toward his rivals again.

From there, the motorcyclists ended up in the Police Department parking lot. Two officers leaving the headquarters heard a gunshot. One of them led the wounded man away from the car scene while the other yelled at Kadlec.

Kadlec told police about the confrontation on Hwy. 65 and said something about kicking.

pwalsh@startribune.com • 612-673-4482

kelly.smith@startribune.com • 612-673-4141

[pkpk]

All available information for
incident number 12509519.

    Incident Number:    12509519    Incident Date/Time:    10/2/2012 9:55:00 PM
    MSP District:    2500    Incident Contact:    MN STATE PATROL DISTRICT 2500 - (763) 591-4680
    Number of Individuals:    2       
    Number of Vehicles:    2    
                   
    Location:    31484 47 HWY    Road Type:    BLACK TOP
    Milepost:    NONE RECORDED    Road Condition:    DRY
    County:    ISANTI    Number of Lanes:    2
    Crash Type:    HEAD ON    Divided/Undivided:    UNDIVIDED ROADWAY
    Incident Classification:    FATAL    Hazardous Material:    NOT PRESENT
                   
    Assisting Agencies:
       
    ISANTI COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE
                   
     Person 1:    Info Release Date and Time: Thu Oct 4 12:00:00 CDT 2012
     Person 2:    BOLLIN, JOSEPH R , 46 , OF PRINCETON MN , DRIVER OF VEH 2 , Phys. Cond. : NO APPARENT INJURY
     

    Vehicle 1:
       2002   KAWK ROAD-STRT 

    Vehicle 2:
       1996   MERC SABLE 
     
          
    IncidentDescription:    VEH 1 MOTORCYCLE TRAVELING SB VEH 2 PC TOWING A PICKUP TRUCK NB. VEH 2 CROSSED CENTER LINE INTO SB LANES. VEH 1 AND VEH 2 COLLIDED HEAD ON IN SB LANE
            
    Information Complete:    INFORMATION BELIEVED COMPLETE   
    Last Updated:    10/3/2012 3:42:06 AM
         
         

[pkpk]

http://www.piercecountyherald.com/event/article/id/48542/

Crash closes Hwy. 63, south of Hwy. 10
At least two patients were transported -- one by medical helicopter -- from the scene of a motorcycle versus car accident late Wednesday afternoon on Hwy. 63 near County Road K.

At least two patients were transported -- one by medical helicopter -- from the scene of a motorcycle versus car accident late Wednesday afternoon on Hwy. 63 near County Road K.

Pierce County authorities were alerted to the crash about 4:30 p.m. Because one of the motorcycle occupants is believed to have severed a limb, the helicopter was requested before EMS personnel had reached the scene.

Ellsworth Area Ambulance soon requested a second helicopter and a third ambulance from Prescott. Ellsworth Fire was also assisting sheriff's deputies at the scene.

According to preliminary investigation, the car, a Kia, was southbound and the motorcycle northbound when the collision occurred. Sheriff's deputies also said three were injured.

The crash was said to be just north of Ben Dilly's, 4306 Hwy. 63.

More details will be posted when they become available.

[Powershouse]

    Vehicle 1:
       1997   YAMA ROAD-STRT 
     
          
    IncidentDescription:    NB 494 RAMP TO TAMARACK DRIVER RAN OFF ROAD TO LEFT AND WAS EJECTED FROM MC.
            

My local ramp.  A decreasing radius to the right as you come off 494.  The ALCOHOL DETECTED probably didn't help his perception or response.

At the same interchange, on the ramp from Tamarack to NB 494 - a gentle bend, but pretty much a straight shot - a large white SUV managed to go off the right side and into a drainage pond about 15-feet below the shoulder the other morning.  Rough way to start the day.

[pkpk]

http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/rushford-man-pleads-no-contest-in-drunken-motorcycle-crash/article_41539f32-0e9d-11e2-a468-001a4bcf887a.html

Rushford man pleads no contest in drunken motorcycle crash

14 hours ago  •  By Chris Hubbuch | chubbuch@lacrossetribune.com



A Rushford, Minn., man was convicted Thursday of two felony drunken driving charges in connection with motorcycle crash that left a 16-year-old passenger with a brain injury.

David Carlson, 52, pleaded no contest to second or more offense operating while intoxicated causing injury and fifth offense OWI as part of an agreement with the state.

He faces up to three years in prison on each charge, though prosecutors agreed to ask that any sentences he receive run concurrently.

In July, the girl had gone to Catfish Days in Trempealeau with a neighbor and later to the Jail House tavern, where she met Carlson, who agreed to give her a motorcycle ride, according to a criminal complaint. Carlson was following another bike when he lost control on a curve and crashed into a cornfield off Hwy. D northeast of Holmen.

Carlson’s blood-alcohol level was 0.173 percent, nearly three times the legal limit, said Assistant District Attorney Amesia Xiong.

The girl suffered a traumatic brain injury as well as a gash on her thigh. Her parents said Thursday she still can attend only a half day of school.

Carlson, who entered the courtroom with a walker, said he had no memory of the crash.

“I have a severe head injury,” he told Judge Todd Bjerke.

Carlson has four OWI convictions since 1993, according to court records, though the complaint lists six previous drunken driving offenses. Court records indicate he was sentenced in 1999 to 10 years probation for a felony OWI in Texas and had his probation revoked in 2007.

Carlson is scheduled to return to court for sentencing Nov. 12.

[snowflap]

Sorry for the tangent ...

But what the hell is a 16 year old girl doing in a place where she can get a ride from a drunk 52 year old? Mr. Carlson has a history of bad decisions, but it still makes me wonder why he would even risk putting himself near the trouble of a hauling a young girl on the back of his bike. He was begging for trouble, aware or not.