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Crash on roundabout injures passenger

A passenger on a motorcycle sustained serious injuries in a crash Monday on the Minnesota Highway 33 roundabout in Cloquet. According to the Minnesota State Patrol crash site, a Harley-Davidson was entering the roundabout from southbound Highway 33 to southbound Interstate 35 when the driver lost control due to an oily substance on the roadway at roughly 4:21 p.m. Monday, July 29. The driver, 48-year-old Jeffrey Baker of Virginia, Minnesota, had non-life threatening injuries that did not require further care. His passenger, 39-year-old Ashley Lind, also of Virginia, was transported to Essentia...