BECKER COUNTY, Minn. 鈥� A motorcycle driver was killed in a collision with a U.S. Postal Service van, the Becker County Sheriff's Office said.
The crash happened on County Highway 40, approximately three miles east of Wolf Lake on Saturday, June 22, around 2:51 pm.
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The sheriff's office received a report of a crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle near Wolf Lake, about 30 miles east of Detroit Lakes.
Emergency personnel who responded found the adult male motorcycle driver deceased, the Becker County Sheriff's Office said.
On Sunday, the Becker County Sheriff's Office identified the people involved in the crash.
The motorcycle driver who died was Travis Michael Hanks, 39, from nearby Menahga, the sheriff's office said.
The driver of the U.S. Postal Service van was Carissa Lynn Havemeier, 26, also of Menahga. She was not hurt in the crash.
An initial investigation indicates the eastbound motorcycle, a 2024 Honda Rebel, and the U.S. Postal Service van collided as the van crossed the eastbound lane to enter a driveway, the sheriff's office said.
The Becker County Sheriff's Office was assisted by Wolf Lake Rescue, Wolf Lake Fire Department and the Minnesota State Patrol. The crash remains under investigation.
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