On Saturday, at approximately 2:51pm Becker County Sherriff’s Office received a report of a crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle on County Highway 40, approximately 3 miles east of the city of Wolf Lake. Emergency personnel responded to the scene where they found the driver of the motorcycle, Travis Michael Hanks 39 of Menahga, deceased.
The initial investigation indicates the eastbound motorcycle and a US Postal Service van, collided as the van was crossing the eastbound lane and entering a driveway. The driver of the van, Carissa Lynn Havenmeier, 26 or Menahga, was not injured. The Sheriff’s office was assisted by Wolf Lake Rescue, Wolf Lake Fire Department and the MN State Patrol. The incident remains under investigation.