Man dies in motorcycle crash near Litchfield, Minn.

HARVEY TOWNSHIP, Minn. (KMSP) - A 57-year-old man has died after a motorcycle crash Saturday night in Meeker County, Minnesota.

According to state patrol, around 9:30 p.m., the motorcyclist was traveling south on Highway 22 near 340th Street when he went off road and was thrown from his bike. He was airlifted to the hospital where he died of his injuries.

The motorcyclist has been identified as Leslie Lemke of Watertown, South Dakota.