According to a press release from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, on Friday at about 6:15 p.m. they along with the Whitewater Police Department, and Whitewater and Janesville Fire Department were dispatched to the 12700 block of E. US Highway 59 in Lima Township for a traffic crash. Upon arrival and investigation, it was discovered a westbound motorcycle driven by a 30-year-old male from Janesville was attempting to pass multiple cars and a semi-tractor and trailer driven by a 34-year-old male from Whitewater. The motorcycle attempted to avoid an oncoming car and swerved back into the westbound lane and struck the rear driver’s side of the semi-trailer. The motorcycle driver was pronounced deceased on scene. Further information along with the identity of the driver may be released by the Rock County Medical Examiner’s Office at a later date.
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