Motorcycle/Deer Collision

The Minnesota State Patrol responded to a motorcycle/deer collision at 5:34 this morning on Highway 12 at Keats Avenue Southwest in Middleville Township in Wright County. A 2016 Yamaha Touring was eastbound on Highway 12 when it collided with a deer near Keats Avenue Southwest. 48-year-old Patrick David Rutledge of Cokato received non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to the Buffalo Hospital. Also responding were Montrose Police Department, Cokato Fire Department, and Howard Lake Fire Department.