Rochester woman gravely injured in Mower County collision

AUSTIN TWP, Minn. — A Rochester woman suffered life-threatening injuries after her motorcycle collided with an SUV in Mower County on Saturday night.

The Minnesota State Patrol says Tamra Kae Kirschbaum, 52 of Rochester, was riding a Honda motorcycle north on U.S. Highway 218 around 7:30 p.m. A Nissan Rogue driven by Sebastian Cruz Reyes, 50 of Austin, was traveling east on Mower County Road 28. The two vehicles collided at the intersection.

The State Patrol says Kirschbaum was wearing a helmet and was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester with life-threatening injuries. Reyes was not hurt and was wearing a seat belt…

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