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Fergus Falls man dies in motorcycle crash involving a FedEx delivery van south of Pelican Rapids

By Michael Achterling Jul 24, 2023 | 12:48 PM

Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) – A Fergus Falls man was killed in a motorcycle crash south of Pelican Rapids on Saturday afternoon.

According to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office, on July 22 at 3:53 p.m., emergency dispatchers received a report of motorcycle crash at the intersection of County Road 22 and Jewett Lake Road in Otter Tail County.

 

 

A preliminary crash report indicates that a 2008 Yamaha motorcycle, ridden by 39-year-old Michael Wayne Korby of Fergus Falls, was southbound on County Road 22 when a northbound FedEx delivery van, driven by 26-year-old Jacob Tyler Walls of West Fargo, attempted to turn west onto Jewett Lake Road, which caused the collision.

Upon the arrival of first responders, Korby was pronounced dead at the scene and Walls did not report any injuries from the crash.

Walls was issued a citation for the crash and the incident remains under an active investigation.

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