State Patrol: 1 dead after motorcyclist crashes into pickup truck

The Minnesota State Patrol says it is investigating a late-night crash that has left one person dead.

According to the State Patrol, a member of the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office was trying to pull over a motorcyclist for a traffic violation around 11:15 p.m.

However, during a chase, the motorcycle crashed into an eastbound Chevy Silverado on Highway 10 at 165th Avenue in Becker Township, according to the agency.

The driver of the Silverado was identified as a 75-year-old Minneapolis man. The State Patrol says he was taken to Monticello Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

However, the 18-year-old motorcyclist – identified as 18-year-old Deke Alexander Ward Sibley of Big Lake – was killed.

Authorities say road conditions were dry at the scene of the crash, which is still being investigated.