Man Admits Fleeing After Sister Fell Off Motorcycle on MN Highway

St. Paul Park, MN (KROC-AM News) - A guilty plea was entered today by a Twin Cities man who is accused of driving away after his sister fell off his motorcycle and was severely injured last summer.

According to the criminal complaint against 70-year-old Lonnie William Cory, the Inver Grove Heights man was driving a motorcycle on Highway 61 in Saint Paul Park last August when 60-year-old Kimberly Ann Robinson of Newport fell off. The court document says law enforcement officers responded to a report of an injury crash and found Robinson lying motionless on the shoulder of the roadway.

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Permanently Disfigured

She was transported to Regions Hospital in St. Paul with what were described as life-threatening injuries. The criminal complaint indicates she was listed in critical condition after her arrival at the hospital and suffered serious permanent disfigurement.

The court document says a witness told investigators he was driving north when a motorcycle passed him at about 80 mph and the driver directed an obscene gesture at him while going past. The witness also indicated the incident had been recorded by his vehicle’s dashcam.

Caught on Dashcam

After the motorcyclist sped past, the witness told investigators he saw the motorcycle collide with the rear bumper of an SUV and Robinson fall off the back of the motorcycle when it wobbled. The witness also stated the motorcycle driver did not stop. A dashcam video shows the motorcyclist stopping at the top of the next highway offramp and looking back at the crash site before heading south on Highway 61 and passing his sister lying on the shoulder.

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Returning From Bar

The criminal complaint says investigators later identified Cory as the driver of the motorcycle. The court document says officers went to his home and, without prompting, Cory stated, “Is my sister okay?” He then told officers he “got scared and kept driving.”

It also states that Cory indicated he and his sister were returning home after visiting a bar in Prescott, Wisconsin. He admitted he “nicked” another vehicle and that when he looked back, Robinson was no longer on his motorcycle.

Guilty plea

Cory was charged with felony criminal vehicular operation for leaving the scene of a crash resulting in great bodily harm. He admitted to the charge during a court hearing this morning in Washington County and is scheduled to be sentenced in April.

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