BP driver injured in crash

Published 10:06 am Tuesday, August 13, 2013

A Blooming Prairie man sustained serious injuries Sunday afternoon when he was involved in a crash in northern Minnesota.

Thomas Kremer, 50, of Blooming Prairie, was southbound on Highway 38 near Crystal Waters Road when a a driver in a 1995 Ford F-150 crossed the centerline and hit Kremer’s 2005 Harley Davidson Ultra Glide, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.

The driver of the truck, Dean Kemmer, 46, of Deer River, was reportedly not injured. Both vehicles were deemed total losses, and no alcohol was detected in either driver, the report added.

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Emergency officials took Kremer to St. Lukes Hospital in Duluth for treatment.

Update: This story has been corrected. A previous version mentioned Kremer was in the truck, while Kemmer was on the motorcycle.