Sheriff: Oakdale Man Dies In Crow Wing County Motorcycle Crash
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A 59-year-old Oakdale man died Saturday after he was thrown from his motorcycle in a crash near Pine Center, according to the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office.
Authorities responded to the crash Saturday on County Road 8 about two miles north of Pine Center. When officers arrived, they learned the motorcyclist was heading northbound on County Road 8 near Camp Lake Road when his motorcycle left the road on a curve.
The driver, identified as Gregory Metzger, was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash and was thrown from the motorcycle, striking a roadside marker sign. Efforts at the scene to revive him were not successful, and he was pronounced dead. His body has been sent to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office to determine the cause of death.
The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office is investigating what led up to the motorcycle leaving the road. They were assisted at the scene by the Minnesota State Patrol, North Memorial Ambulance and Garrison Fire Department and First Responders.