A motorcyclist waiting to make a turn in Anoka County was hit from behind by an SUV driver and killed, officials said Monday.
The crash occurred shortly before noon Saturday in Oak Grove at the intersection of Viking and Lake George boulevards NW., the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office said.
The Sheriff’s Office identified the motorcyclist as Kelly Matthew Linder, 49, of Albert Lea, Minn., and the SUV driver as Jessica Marie Pietrzak, 31, of St. Francis.
According to the Sheriff’s Office:
Linder was stopped on eastbound Viking Boulevard and waiting to turn left onto Lake George Boulevard when Pietrzak hit the motorcycle from behind.
Emergency medical responders declared Linder dead at the scene.
The Sheriff’s Office has yet to address why Pietrzak failed to avoid hitting the the motorcyclist.
