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Motorcyclists speeding over 100 mph dies after crashing on I-694

Fatal motorcycle crash shuts down stretch of I-694 for hours near Brooklyn Center
Fatal motorcycle crash shuts down stretch of I-694 for hours near Brooklyn Center 00:21

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. – The eastbound lanes of Interstate 694 and Highway 252 near Brooklyn Center were completely shut down for more than three hours Sunday night after a motorcyclist fatally crashed while fleeing a state trooper. 

The Minnesota State Patrol said that around 6 p.m. a trooper clocked the motorcyclist going 107 mph on northbound Interstate 94. But when the trooper switched on his lights and sirens, the motorcyclist fled, heading east on I-694. 

While speeding away, the motorcyclist, identified as Caylin Svendahl, crossed traffic and collided with an SUV. The crash threw Svendahl from his Harley Davidson, and he died at the scene. 

The driver of the SUV, a 52-year-old White Bear Lake woman, suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation. 

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