Motorcyclist Killed in Crash on Minnesota Freeway

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Edina, MN (KROC-AM News)- A crash on a Twin Cities freeway claimed the life of a motorcyclist from Lakeville Wednesday morning. 

The State Patrol says 51-year-old Tammee Ponder was traveling west on Hwy. 62 at France Ave. in Edina when her motorcycle drifted from the left lane to the left shoulder around 6:40 a.m. The crash report says the bike then struck a guardrail, causing Ponder to be thrown from her motorcycle and land left of the roadway.

First responders pronounced her dead at the scene. The report indicates Ponder was wearing a helmet. Investigators do not suspect alcohol was involved in causing the deadly crash.