Knutson memorial held in Fargo; memorial set at Muir Lane and South Shore Drive

Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) – Fargo Marathon race director Mark Knutson, who died in a tragic bicycle accident last weekend, was honored at a memorial service in Fargo this weekend.

On Saturday, hundreds across the Red River Valley region shared memories, laughs, and tears honoring Knutson one week after he was killed by a truck towing a boat while riding his bicycle.

Saturday morning, runners from the Fargo-Moorhead region marched to Detroit Lakes to run along the lake to honor his legacy. A tribute for Mark is set up where Muir Lane intersects with South Shore Drive. It’s near the area of the crash.

Knutson coordinated the Fargo Marathon for 19 years, as well as managed the Dick Beardsley Races in Detroit Lakes among other projects. He became the General Manager of Detroit Mountain last year and revamped the area in to a year-round tourist destination.

According to Detroit Lakes Police Chief Steve Todd, surveillance footage shows Knutson losing control of his bicycle and falling into the path of the passing pickup and boat trailer.

The incident remains under investigation, but Todd said it doesn’t appear the driver violated any law.