Brainerd man hurt in Polk County motorcycle crash

Photo by: WDAY Radio Staff
Photo by: WDAY Radio Staff

(Fosston, MN) -- A Brainerd man is recovering after crashing his motorcycle in Polk County Saturday evening.

The Minnesota State Patrol says 60-year-old Michael Halverson was headed southbound on County Road 4 around 6:43 p.m. when he entered a ditch, then rolled the motorcycle.

Halverson was taken to Bagley Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation.