19 October 2023
EAGLE LAKE, Minn. — An 18-year-old motorcyclist from Farmington was killed in a crash on U.S. 14 east of Eagle Lake late Tuesday afternoon.
Tyler James Schmitz, 18, died in the 5:37 p.m. crash at the intersection of eastbound Highway 14 and 610th Avenue, about two miles east of Eagle Lake in southern Minnesota, according to the State Patrol.
Schmitz was heading east on Highway 14 on a 1999 Honda CBR 600 when the motorcycle and a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu collided.
The Malibu — driven by Collin Troy O’Brien, 27, of Elysian — had been westbound on Highway 14 and was heading south on 610th Avenue at the time of the crash, the State Patrol report stated.
O’Brien was transported to the Mankato hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Schmitz was wearing a helmet but suffered fatal injuries. The investigation is continuing.
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