A man is charged after prosecutors say he caused a crash that killed a motorcyclist in Elk River last fall.
The crash happened around 6:45 a.m. Oct. 14, 2025, on Highway 169 near 213th Avenue Northwest, where investigators say the pickup driver crossed the southbound lanes and collided with the motorcyclist.
David Jonathan Marsh, 22, of Farmington, is charged with felony criminal vehicular homicide. Prosecutors allege Marsh caused the death of 25-year-old Jacob Christopher Hoel by operating a vehicle in a grossly negligent manner.
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