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Fatal motorcycle crash: Man dies after crash with Jeep in Minnetrista

By FOX 9 Staff
Published  September 21, 2024 1:45pm CDT
Road incidents
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The Brief

    • A man is dead after a crash at the intersection of Highway 7 and County Road 44 on Friday night.
    • The man was riding a motorcycle when he collided with a Jeep.
    • No other injuries were reported

MINNETRISTA, Minn. (FOX 9) - A man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Minnetrista Friday night.

What we know

A crash report from the Minnesota State Patrol (MSP) states the crash happened at the intersection of Highway 7 and County Road 44 just before 11 p.m. 

State Patrol investigators report that Johnathan David Hommer, 24, was riding his motorcycle west on Highway 7 when he entered the intersection with County Road 44. It was there that Hommer's Harley-Davidson Sportster collided with a 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

Hommer died from injuries sustained in the crash. 

A Minnesota State Patrol preliminary incident report indicted that alcohol was involved in the crash, but a medical examiner's report did not indicate any alcohol impairment.

Road conditions were dry at the time of the crash, according to MSP.

Hommer was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, according to authorities. 

What we don't know

The crash report does not state if Hommer or the driver of the Jeep properly obeyed traffic signals at the intersection before the crash. The medical examiner's report state Hommer "was a motorcycle operator who was struck by a sport utility vehicle."

The Source

  • A crash report from the Minnesota State Patrol.