NEWS RELEASE
Morrison County Sheriff’s Office
May 22, 2023
The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 5-20-2023 at approximately 9:47 pm, their office received a report of a motorcycle accident with injuries on 153rd Street near 305th Avenue, approximately four miles east of Pierz, MN, in Granite Township.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, the driver of the motorcycle, 47-year-old Charles Gerardy of Brooklyn Center, MN was traveling west on 153rd Street when he struck a deer with his motorcycle. Gerardy was transported by Life Link III to St. Cloud Hospital with unknown injuries. Gerardy was not wearing a helmet.
The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the MN State Patrol, Pierz Fire Department, Pierz First Response Team, Life Link III and Mayo Clinic Ambulance.