Man Injured In Darwin Motorcycle Crash After Swerving To Avoid SUV

DARWIN (WJON News) -- A man on a motorcycle is hurt after swerving to avoid another vehicle.

The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened just after 4:00 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 12 in Darwin in Meeker County. An SUV was going north on County Road 14 while the motorcycle was going east on Highway 12 when the bike swerved to avoid a collision. The two vehicles never made contact.

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Forty-nine-year-old Carl Melin of Hutchinson was taken to Meeker Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the SUV, 72-year-old Thomas Carlson of Darwin, was not hurt.

The Meeker County Sheriff's Office, Dassel Fire and Rescue, and Mayo Ambulance assisted at the scene.

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A man on a motorcycle is hurt after swerving to avoid another vehicle. The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened just after 4:00 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 12 in Darwin in Meeker County. An SUV was going north on County Road 14 while the motorcycle was going east on Highway 12 when the bike swerved to avoid a collision. The two vehicles never made contact. Forty-nine-year-old Carl Melin of Hutchinson was taken to Meeker Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the SUV, 72-year-old Thomas Carlson of Darwin, was not hurt.  The Meeker County Sheriff's Office, Dassel Fire and Rescue, and Mayo Ambulance assisted at the scene.