Washington,WI : Mount Horeb man killed in motorcycle crash in Green County on may, Tuesday 30th 2017

According to the Green County Sheriff's Office, a 54-year-old Mount Horeb man died after his motorcycle collided with a semi-tanker around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Sheriff's deputies and Monticello Fire responded to State Highway 69 near Gutzmer Road, where the motorcyclist was traveling southbound when it hit the semi-tanker that was traveling northbound. The tanker overturned and spilled nearly 6,000 gallons of whey into the ditch. The semi-tanker driver was a 56-year-old man from Rock City, Illinois and was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Identities are being withheld pending notification of family members.

Highway 69 was shut down for more than five hours during the investigation and removal of the semi-tanker.

The Wisconsin State Patrol Crash Reconstruction Unit and Green County Highway Department assisted at the scene.


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Mount Horeb man killed in motorcycle crash in Green County