VERNON CENTER MAN CRITICALLY HURT IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH

The state patrol was called to a motorcycle crash Saturday afternoon at Highway 169 and 145th Street in Vernon Center Township at 12:45 pm.  Authorities say a Yamaha Cruiser driven by 22-year-old Alexander Sullivan of Vernon Center was northbound on Highway 169 when he lost control and was ejected.  Sullivan was taken to St. Mary’s with life-threatening injuries.  He wasn’t wearing a helmet.  Mapleton-Amboy police, Vernon Center Fire Department, Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office and Lake Crystal ambulance assisted at the scene.