Road Buckle Causes Serious Motorcycle Crash In Cambridge
Submitted photo by Braxton, a tow operator for Leaf's Towing and Recovery.
A woman was critically injured and a man also hurt after their motorcycle hit a road buckle on Highway 65 in Cambridge late Saturday afternoon.
Emergency crews were dispatched around 5:35 p.m. to the southbound lanes of Highway 65 near Highway 95.
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According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a 2006 Harley Davidson Cruiser was heading south when it struck a buckled portion of pavement, causing the riders to crash.
The driver, 65-year-old James Patrick Marron of Saint Francis, was taken to Cambridge Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. His passenger, 66-year-old Rene Lynn Marron, also of Saint Francis, suffered life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to Hennepin County Medical Center.
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According to authorities, neither person was wearing a helmet. Alcohol was not involved, and road conditions were dry at the time of the crash.
The crash remains under investigation by the Minnesota State Patrol.
Submitted photo by Braxton, a tow operator for Leaf's Towing and Recovery.
