3-Vehicle Crash in Sauk Centre Township

The Minnesota State Patrol responded to a 3-vehicle crash in Stearns County at 8:51 Thursday morning in which a motorcyclist from Glenwood was killed. It occurred on Highway 28 at Highway 71 in Sauk Centre Township.

A 2025 Freightliner straight truck was eastbound on Highway 28 – driven by 32-year-old Ramon Jesus Garcia Rangel of St. Paul. A 1997 Harley-Davidson motorcycle – driven by 63-year-old Todd Curtis Thorstad of Glenwood – was stopped at the stop sign on Highway 28, behind a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado – driven by 22-year-old Dayton Michael Kasten-Jensen of Alexandria – who was turning northbound onto Highway 71. The Freightliner collided with the motorcycle and then collided with the Chevrolet at the intersection. Neither Rangel nor Jensen were injured. Thorstad was killed in the crash. Also responding were Sauk Centre Police Dept., and Sauk Centre Fire and Ambulance.