Motorcyclist is killed in crash late at night in NW. Wisconsin

The wreck occurred about 15 miles south of Barron.

April 28, 2019 at 11:32AM

Authorities on Saturday identified the motorcyclist was died in a crash in northwestern Wisconsin.

Richard J. Larson, from rural Boyceville, Wis., was traveling east on County Road V near 490th Street in Sheridan Township about 12:40 a.m. Friday, when he left the road on a curve and crashed into a ditch, the Dunn County Sheriff's Office said.

Emergency responders declared Larson dead at the scene about 15 miles south of Barron.

Authorities have yet to say whether Larson was wearing a helmet.

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