Austin woman dead, husband injured in motorcycle crash

Published 7:22 am Monday, September 3, 2012

An Austin woman died Saturday afternoon and her husband was injured in a motorcycle crash in Fillmore County.

Dana Legried, 38, died when her husband, 49-year-old Paul Legried, lost control of a 2012 Harley Davidson, went into the ditch along Highway 16 and struck a pole around 2:06 p.m., according to a report by the Minnesota State Patrol.

Paul was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester.

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Both were not wearing helmets. Alcohol was not detected in either Paul or Dana’s system, according to the state patrol.

The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating the crash.