A motorcycle passenger died Saturday after sustaining injuries in a crash on Highway 27, near Marigold Avenue, between Cashton and Melvina, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
At 2:56 p.m., the Monroe County 911 Communications Center received a call reporting a motorcycle crash with injuries. Upon arrival, law enforcement located a 2001 Harley Davidson in the east ditch. The driver and passenger had both been ejected from the motorcycle after it had overturned in the ditch. Both the driver and passenger were flown to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The sheriff’s office was later notified that the passenger had succumbed to injuries sustained in the crash.
Highway 27 was closed for about 1 ½ hour while the crash investigation was completed.
This incident remains under investigation by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and the Monroe County Medical Examiner. The names of those involved are being withheld pending notification of the family.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Monroe County 911 Communications Center, the Sparta Ambulance Service, the Tri-State Ambulance Service, the Cashton Fire Department, the Cashton First Responders, Gundersen Air, UW Med-Flight, and the Monroe County Medical Examiner.
