Lomira man, 75, dies after motorcycle crash with car on State 49 in Fond du Lac County
Update: This story was updated from an earlier version after Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday afternoon it was notified the driver of the motorcycle died.
TOWNSHIP OF WAUPUN — Inattentive driving is a suspected factor in a crash involving a motorcycle and vehicle that happened around 5 p.m. Tuesday on State 49 west of Church Road.
Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office said initial investigation shows a westbound passenger car was waiting to turn left into Tom Dooley Apple Orchard when a westbound motorcycle struck the car.
The driver of the motorcycle, 75-year-old James Bauer of Lomira, was flown to Aurora Medical Center Summit with life-threatening injuries and later died at Froedtert Hospital Wednesday.
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The driver of the car, a 20-year-old woman from Mayville, and her passenger, a 20-year-old woman from Lomira, were not hurt.
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This article originally appeared on Fond du Lac Reporter: Fond du Lac County motorcycle crash: Lomira man, 75, dies
