Cedar Grove man flown to hospital with serious injuries after motorcycle crash in Fond du Lac County
AUBURN – A 54-year-old Cedar Grove man was seriously injured Saturday afternoon in a motorcycle crash in the Town of Auburn.
According to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office, the Fond du Lac County Communications Center received a call about the crash on County Highway GGG near Forest Lake Road around 12:12 p.m.
The sheriff's office said the motorcycle operator was not conscious or alert, and was flown by medical helicopter to ThedaCare.
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office is investigating the crash. Initial investigation found that the man was operating the motorcycle too fast around a curve and tried to brake but lost control. He then traveled across the roadway, struck a fence and several trees before coming to rest in an embankment, the sheriff's office said.
The man was not wearing a helmet and was traveling above the 35 mph speed limit at the time of the crash, the sheriff's office said.
Contact Kelli Arseneau at (920) 213-3721 or karseneau@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter at @ArseneauKelli.
This article originally appeared on Fond du Lac Reporter: Cedar Grove man hurt in motorcycle crash in Fond du Lac County
