Motorcyclist collides with deer, dies in Savage

A motorcyclist is dead after colliding with a deer on a highway in Savage.

The Minnesota State Patrol says the cyclist was driving north on Highway 13 when he broadsided a deer Friday morning.

The patrol says the driver was wearing a helmet. He died at the scene.

The victim's name has not been released.

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