Update: The man who died in the motorcycle crash has been identified as Lyndon “Lyn” Lane Sheplee, longtime KRWC sportscaster.
COKATO, MN – A 64-year-old Cokato man has died following a motorcycle crash June 14 in French Lake Township around midnight, according to a report from Wright County Sheriff’s Office. The accident happened on Wright County Road 35 West near Norling Ave NW in French Lake Township. Initial investigation indicates a 1983 Honda was west bound on County Road 35, west of Norling Ave NW when it lost control, according to the report. The driver, a 64-year-old Cokato man, was thrown from the motorcycle and was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Wright County Sheriff’s Office. The man’s name has not been released at this time.
Very sad news. As an amateur baseball player the past 10+ years I have come to know and appreciate the great job Lyn did covering and announcing North Star League baseball. My condolences to his family, as he will be missed.
Very sorry to hear this news. I haven’t seen him for some time, since a school reunion as i was in the same grade in the little school of Huntley, MN. My sympathies to all. Dick Hull Huntley x 65
My heart goes out to the Sheplee family. I am so sorry for your loss.
My sympathies to his family & shocked to hear this. Our families were from Huntley, a small town, but people who knew each other well. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.