Dodge County , WI :Motorcyclist killed in collision with merging vehicle on Tuesday , June 23rd 2015

A motorcyclist was killed Tuesday after colliding with a vehicle entering U.S. Highway 151 in the Town of Trenton near Hemlock Road, according to the Dodge County sheriff's office.The motorcyclist, a 63-year-old man from the Ripon area riding a Harley-Davidson, was not wearing a helmet when the collision occurred about 9 a.m., according to the sheriff's office.The motorcyclist, who had shifted from the right southbound lane to the left, hit the front left panel and tire of a Toyota Rav-4 SUV, that had entered the highway. The SUV, which entered the highway from the County Trunk A on-ramp, had moved into the path of the motorcycle, the sheriff's office said. The motorcycle overturned in the highway's paved median, hit a curb and landed on a grassy median. The motorcyclist landed about 10 feet away and suffered fatal injuries.Neither of the SUV's two passengers — a 64-year-old male driver and a 62-year-old female passenger, both from Randolph — were injured in the crash.Names of those involved in the crash have not been released.


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Motorcyclist killed in collision with merging vehicle