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Sheriff: Faribault Co. Man Killed In Motorcycle Crash

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A Delavan man is dead after a motorcycle crash early Wednesday morning in in Faribault County.

The Minnesota State Patrol said the crash happened just before 3:30 a.m. in Clark Township.

Motorcyclist James Arthur Hoppe, 45, was traveling westbound on 170th Street when he lost control east of 600th Avenue and veered into a ditch. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Hoppe was not wearing a helmet.

The Faribault County Sheriff's office is assisting with the investigation.

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