Minnesota Lake man critically injured in crash in Mapleton

Published 1:39 pm Wednesday, August 31, 2022

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A Minnesota Lake man was critically injured Tuesday evening after a motorcycle and semi collided on Minnesota Highway 22 in Mapleton. 

Ronald Lee Feye, 61, was taken to North Memorial Hospital. 

The Minnesota State Patrol report states Feye was driving a 1998 Buel White Lightning northbound on Highway 22 right after 5 p.m. when he collided with a 2015 Kenworth semi driven by Travis Arvid Bowman, 49, of Waterville that was southbound. 

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Bowman was not injured. 

The report states roads were dry at the time of the crash, and Feye was wearing a helmet. 

Alcohol was not a factor for Bowman, and it is unknown if it was a factor for Feye. 

Assisting at the scene were the Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office, Mapleton Police Department, Mayo Clinic Ambulance and North Memorial Air.