Monticello High School senior killed in motorcycle crash, superintendent says
A Minnesota high school senior is dead following a motorcycle crash late Monday night.
The Minnesota State Patrol says it happened at about 11:18 p.m. in Becker Township, about 20 miles southeast of St. Cloud.
A Sherburne County sheriff's deputy spotted the motorcyclist and attempted to pull them over for a traffic violation, according to the state patrol. The motorcyclist then collided with a Chevy Silverado near 165th Avenue.
On Thursday, Monticello Independent School District 882 Superintendent Eric Olson confirmed with WCCO that the victim was 18-year-old Deke Alexander Ward Sibley, of Big Lake. He was a senior at Monticello High School.
"We are devastated and all are still in shock," Olson said. "[On Wednesday], our teachers delivered a unified message in our homeroom classrooms about the tragic loss of one of our beloved seniors … We prepared extra support on hand in order to help students and staff cope with the loss of a classmate, teammate, friend, and student."
The driver of the Silverado, a 75-year-old Minneapolis man, suffered non-life threatening injuries in the crash.
The state patrol is still investigating.