Tappen (KFGO) – A 53-year-old Spring Lake, Minnesota man has died of injuries suffered in a crash on I-94, six miles east of Tappen.

Lee Wegener was traveling west in the right lane of I-94 on a motorcycle when a semi, driven by 58-year-old Tyler Austen, of Regent passed in the left lane. Wegener’s motorcycle swerved into the left lane and struck a tire on the trailer.

Wegener lost control of the motorcycle and was ejected during the crash suffering severe injuries. Wegener was not wearing a helmet.

He was transported by Medina Ambulance and was transferred by Sanford Air to Sanford Hospital in Bismarck where he died.