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Update: Police release name of motorcyclist killed Wednesday

The Duluth Police Department released the name of a motorcyclist who was killed after striking a deer Wednesday morning in Duluth. According to authorities, John Paul Sullivan, 30, struck the deer while traveling eastbound at 7:59 a.m. Wednesday ...

4362515+071918.N.DNT_.FatalC1.jpg — Emergency workers gather at the scene of a fatal motorcycle-deer crash on Grand Avenue on Wednesday morning. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)

By News Tribune

July 19, 2018 at 1:28 PM

The Duluth Police Department released the name of a motorcyclist who was killed after striking a deer Wednesday morning in Duluth.

According to authorities, John Paul Sullivan, 30, struck the deer while traveling eastbound at 7:59 a.m. Wednesday on Grand Avenue near Bessemer Street. Sullivan, who was wearing a helmet, died in the crash.

4362535+071918.N.DNT_.FatalC3.jpg — The motorcycle involved in Wednesday's fatal crash traveled for some distance before coming to rest on Grand Avenue. Duluth firefighters in the background stand near where the cycle's driver came to rest. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)