LANESBORO, Minn. — A Winona motorcyclist was injured in a collision on U.S. Highway 16 at the road out of Lanesboro to Mabel. Mathew Christian Barnholtz, age 57, suffered sustainable injuries. He was taken 32 miles to a Rochester hospital. With Barnholtz on his bike was a woman from Galesville in Wisconsin. Troopers delayed releasing her name until family could bc notified. They were westbound toward Preston. The driver of the second vehicle, Robert Lee, 74, of Rochester, was unhurt. Lee was in a lightweight 2024 Mitsubishi Mirage. Troopers said his airbag deployed. He was unhurt. The Barnholtz bike was a 2005 Harley FLHTCI Cruiser and heading east into Lanesboro. Barnholtz was not wearing a helmet, troopers said. They believed alcohol was a factor.
