Fond du Lac County fatal crash involving motorcycle, pickup truck
Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office
TOWN OF AUBURN, Wis. - The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office says an 18-year-old Campbellsport motorcyclist has died after a collision with a pickup truck in the Town of Auburn on Tuesday, June 24.
Motorcycle, pickup truck collision
What we know:
A news release says it was shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday when the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received multiple 911 calls about a wreck at the intersection of County Highway V and Auburn-Ashford Drive.
Deputies from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene, along with personnel from the Campbellsport Fire Department and Campbellsportt Ambulance.
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Officials say their preliminary investigation shows a motorcycle traveling south on County Highway V struck a pickup truck that was headed east from the stop sign on Auburn-Ashford Dr. The motorcycle and operator of the motorcycle traveled into the southeast ditch. The pickup truck came to rest on Auburn-Ashford Dr just east of County Highway V.
Despite life-saving efforts, the motorcyclist died from his injuries at the scene. He has since been identified as Sawyer Dirmeir.
The driver of the pickup truck, a 32-year-old Campbellsport man, was treated and released at the scene by paramedics. He is cooperating fully with the investigation.
Officials say the speed of the motorcycle appears to be a factor in the crash.
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The crash remains under investigation by the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office.
Editor's note: This story was updated with the identification of the motorcyclist on June 25.
The Source: The information in this post was provided by the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office.