ROCHESTER, Minn. – A Rochester motorcyclist survived a fiery crash with a car on U.S. Highway 14 at Eastwood Park on Rochester’s eastern outskirts. Adam Nathan Rodriguez, 19, was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The motorcycle burst into flames on impact. This was about 7:40 p.m. at 36th Avenue Southeast. Police said Rodriguez was eastbound on U.S. 14, and a Honda Pilot driven by Katherine Ann Larson, 40, of Rochester, was southbound on 36th. Larson was unhurt. Police said Rodriguez was wearing a helmet. He was on a 2002 Kawasaki Sports Bike.
At Rochester’s Eastwood Park. On primary Winona route into Rochester. Image: Kamie Roesler