Southeast Minnesota Deer-Motorcycle Crash Sends Woman to Hospital

Lake City, MN (KROC-AM News)- A motorcycle crash in Goodhue County sent a Twin Cities woman to the hospital Monday night.

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The State Patrol responded to the crash along County Rd. 5 Blvd. It happened shortly before 9:30 p.m. about five miles west of Lake City.

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The state crash report indicated the motorcycle was traveling west on the two-lane county road when it collided with a deer. The operator is identified as 31-year-old Amanda Allison Smith of Minneapolis.

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Smith was taken from the scene to the hospital in nearby Lake City. Her injuries are being described as non-life-threatening.

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Smith was wearing a helmet and alcohol was not involved in the crash, the report says. The Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office, Lake City Police Department and Lake City Ambulance also responded to the crash.

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