Hartland man dies in motorcycle collision

Published 9:58 am Monday, July 7, 2008

Jason William Robran, 30, of Hartland, died when his motorcycle collided with a 1994 Ford pickup driven by Gary Lee Johnson, 54, New Richland, at 9:34 p.m. Thursday.

The collision occurred at a curve on Freeborn County Road 35 northeast of Hartland, according to the Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office.

Robran was airlifted from the scene by Mayo One helicopter to Rochester whre he passed away at 11:10 p.m.

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The Sheriff’s Office still is investigating the collision.

Robran was a 1997 graduate of New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva High School. He was father to one son, Tyler, and Robran is survived by his parents, William and Marilyn Robran.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday at Hartland Evangelical Lutheran Church. The burial was at Hartland South Cemetery.

Robran’s obituary printed in the Sunday edition of the Albert Lea Tribune.