An Osakis motorcycle driver escaped serious injury after his cycle impaled another vehicle east of Alexandria Tuesday night.
Here's what happened, according to the State Patrol:
Nathan R. Evans of Osakis was driving his 2003 Kawasaki on Highway 27 near milepost 84 at about 8:45 p.m. when the cycle struck a 2004 Ford Explorer from behind.
The motorcycle crashed through the rear window of the Explorer and Evans landed on its roof. Both vehicles were traveling west.
Evans, who wasn't wearing a helmet, suffered back injuries and was taken to the Douglas County Hospital where he was listed in good condition as of Wednesday afternoon.
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The driver of the Explorer, Wayne Fridgen of Alexandria, and his passenger and wife, Doris Fridgen, were not injured.
