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UPDATED: 40-year-old Menahga man injured in motorcycle crash on U.S. Highway 10 near Lake Park Township

The driver, Charles Edward Abbott, was airlifted to Sanford in Fargo. He suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to a Minnesota State Patrol incident report.

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The scene of a serious injury motorcycle crash on U.S. Highway 10 near Lake Park.
Devlyn Brooks / Detroit Lakes Tribune

LAKE PARK TOWNSHIP — Charles Edward Abbott, 40, of Menahga, suffered non-life-threatening injuries following a single-motorcycle accident on U.S. Highway 10 near Lake Park Township, according to a Minnesota State Patrol incident report .

According to the report, the crash occurred at approximately 4:26 p.m. on Friday, May 5. Abbott was traveling eastbound on U.S. Highway 10, just east of 160th Avenue near milepost 34. He was in the left lane passing another vehicle and crossed over the white divider.

Abbott lost control of the motorcycle and left the roadway. He was transported to Sanford in Fargo.

The incident report states he was not wearing a helmet and that alcohol was not a factor.

Responding agencies were Minnesota State Patrol, Becker County Sheriff’s Office, Lake Park Police Department, Essentia Ambulance, Life Link and Lake Park Rescue.

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