Hayfield motorcyclist killed in accident with semi truck in Wabasha County Saturday afternoon

A Hayfield man was killed in an accident between a motorcycle and a semi in Wabasha County Saturday.

The Minnesota State Patrol reported that a 2007 Harley-Davidson motorcycle being driven by 40-year old Joshua David Peterson of Hayfield was northbound on Highway 42 at approximately 1:58 p.m. Saturday afternoon, while a 1993 Peterbuilt truck being driven by 42-year old Michael Paul Hutchinson of Plainview was westbound on Wabasha County Road 14.  The State Patrol indicated that the two vehicles collided at the intersection of the two roads.

Peterson was killed in the accident, while Hutchinson was uninjured.  The Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office assisted the State Patrol at the accident scene Saturday afternoon.