Motorcycle Crash In Elk River Sends Rider To The Hospital

ELK RIVER (WJON News) -- A motorcycle rider was hurt in a crash in Sherburne County.

The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened on Tuesday at about 4:30 p.m. on Highway 169 in Elk River.

Fifty-one-year-old Keith Pearson of Blaine was traveling south on the highway when he crashed at the intersection with 217th Avenue Northwest.

Pearson was taken to Mercy Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The State Patrol was assisted by the Elk River Ambulance, Elk River Fire Department, and Elk River Police Department.

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