New Ulm motorcyclist critically injured in Chippewa County crash

(Marshall, MN) – A New Ulm man suffered critical injuries in a crash Wednesday afternoon at 2:37 p.m. in Chippewa County.

A crash report from the Minnesota State Patrol says 48-year-old Craig Lund was southbound on Highway 23 in Lone Tree Township when his Harley Davidson collided with a Dodge Caravan that was making a right-hand turn onto the highway from County Road 1.

The driver of the Dodge,  72-year-old Paulette Frances Kortgard of Clara City, was treated for non-life threatening injuries in Wilmar.

Lund was transported to a St. Cloud hospital with life-threatening injuries.  He was not wearing a helmet, according to the state patrol.

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