Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Wipe-Out in Southeast Minnesota

Houston, MN (KROC-AM News)- A motorcyclist was hospitalized after crashing in southeast Minnesota’s Houston County Saturday afternoon.

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The State Patrol responded to the motorcycle crash along Hwy. 16 in Mound Prairie Township, which is between Houston and Hookah. The crash was reported shortly before 1 p.m.

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The state crash report indicates the motorcycle, operated by 22-year-old Matthew Scott Dunnum of La Crosse, WI, was traveling east on the two-lane highway when it lost control on a curve and crashed into the ditch. He was brought to a hospital in nearby La Crosse for treatment of what are being described as non-life-threatening injuries.

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Dunnum was wearing a helmet and alcohol was not involved in the crash, the report says. The Houston County Sheriff’s Office and Houston ambulance also responded to the motorcycle crash.

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