Motorcycle crash near Harpers Ferry claims Minnesota man

Friday, October 21 at approximately 4:15 p.m., the Allamakee County Sheriff’s 911 Dispatch Center received a report of a motorcycle accident on Great River Road north of its intersection with Wexford Hollow Drive, about six miles north of Harpers Ferry.

According to an initial report from the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office, Paul Robert Werner, age 62, of Shakopee, MN was traveling southbound on Great River Road when he failed to negotiate a left curve in the roadway, lost control of the motorcycle he was driving and entered the ditch. Werner was pronounced dead at the scene as a result of injuries sustained in the crash.

Assisting at the scene was the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office, Harpers Ferry Fire and Rescue, and Veterans Memorial Hospital Ambulance Service. The accident remains under investigation by the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office.