Wadena man injured in motorcycle-deer crash on Highway 10

Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) – A Wadena man was injured Tuesday morning when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a deer on Highway 10.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on Aug. 8 at 7:41 a.m., emergency dispatchers received a report of a motorcycle versus deer crash with possible injuries about two miles east of the city of Wadena.

Upon arrival, first responders found 30-year-old Marcus Robert Rohr of Wadena had suffered non-life-threatening injuries during the crash and Rohr was transported to Tri-County Hospital in Wadena for treatment.

A preliminary crash report indicates Rohr was eastbound on Highway 10 while riding a 2000 Kawasaki Cruiser when it collided with a deer near 141st Avenue in Wadena Township.

Rohr was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

Road conditions were dry at the time of the collision and law enforcement believes alcohol did not play a factor in the incident.