Speeding motorcyclist dies on Minneapolis ramp
The Minnesota State Patrol says a motorcyclist who was speeding crashed on a downtown Minneapolis freeway ramp and died. The fatal single-vehicle crash occurred on a ramp serving the city’s downtown; the State Patrol is investigating and has not yet released further details.
Public Safety
Transit & Infrastructure
📌 Key Facts
- Minnesota State Patrol reports a fatal motorcycle crash on a downtown Minneapolis ramp
- Patrol says speed was a factor in the crash
- One person (the motorcyclist) died; investigation ongoing
📚 Contextual Background
- Interstate 94 (I-94) runs through Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- On 2024-10-02 Talon Covie-Cadrell Walker (age 30) was sentenced to 120 months (10 years) in prison with 344 days of credit after pleading guilty to one count of criminal vehicular homicide and two counts of criminal vehicular operation related to a Minneapolis crash.
- Law enforcement determined the driver, Talon Covie-Cadrell Walker, was driving at more than 100 miles per hour and was above the legal alcohol limit at the time of the October 2024 Minneapolis crash; police recovered an open bottle of liquor in the Chevy Avalanche he was driving.