The man, who was driving the motorcycle, was killed. The woman was transported to North Memorial Hospital with non life-threatening injuries. The incident report indicates that alcohol was involved in the crash. Neither person was wearing a helmet. The collision closed the westbound section of the highway for several hours on Saturday.

A Becker man was killed after crashing his motorcycle in Minnetonka Saturday night. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the motorcyclist was traveling west on Highway 12 from Carlson Parkway when he struck the concrete curb at around 7:45 p.m. Both the driver and the rider were ejected from the motorcycle.

MINNETONKA, Minn. (KFGO) – A 58-year-old man from Becker, Minnesota, was killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday evening in Minnetonka, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

A 19-year-old motorcyclist was killed Thursday night in a crash with a pickup truck along Routes 1 & 9 in Linden, officials said. The crash took place as the pickup truck was traveling through the turnaround near the Phillips 66 terminal entrance at about 11:30 p.

A stretch of highway in the west metro is closed Saturday night due to a serious crash, transportation officials said.

As a result, U.S. 12 westbound at I-494 Southbound and I-394 Eastbound will be closed until about 11:30 p.m., according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

The westbound lanes of US 12 closed after a crash in Minnetonka Saturday night. The Minnesota State Patrol, from Carlson Parkway to westbound US 12, the roadway is closed, and will be for "several hours.

Officials have closed the westbound lanes of US Highway 12 starting at I-494 in Minnetonka after a collision occurred on Saturday night. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation's 511 Map,