Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A Rochester man lost his life in a southeast Minnesota motorcycle crash Thursday evening. 

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It happened in Winona County. The State Patrol responded to the fatality shortly after 6 p.m. 

The motorcycle crashed on Hwy. 74 about one mile south of I-90. 61-year-old Ross Anthony Stensrud was identified as the motorcycle operator. 

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Stensrud was traveling north on the two-lane highway when it left the road. He was pronounced dead at the scene, the state crash report says. 

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State Patrol: Alcohol Involved in Motorcycle Crash That Claimed Rochester Man's Life Near St. Charles

The State Patrol says the Rochester man was not wearing a helmet and that alcohol was involved in the deadly crash. 

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The Winona County Sheriff’s Office. St. Charles Police Department and St. Charles Fire Department also responded to the fatal motorcycle crash.

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