58-year-old killed in motorcycle crash in Minnetonka

Westbound Highway 12 in Minnetonka was closed for several hours Saturday night due to a fatal motorcycle crash.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, 58-year-old Garrett Mathew Dawson was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle west on Highway 12 near Carlson Parkway around 7:45 p.m. when the motorcycle struck the concrete median.

Dawson and a female passenger were both ejected from the motorcycle.

Dawson was pronounced deceased at the scene. The woman was brought to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Neither person was wearing a helmet, and authorities say alcohol is suspected to be a factor in the crash.