Recent Motorcycle Crashes Put Spring Safety Back in Focus

Two recent motorcycle crashes in the area are a reminder for drivers to look twice, slow down and share the road as warmer weather brings more riders on to Wisconsin roads.

Todd Klassy
by Todd Klassy
Recent Motorcycle Crashes Put Spring Safety Back in Focus

Two motorcycle crashes in the New Glarus area over the past week are a reminder that spring brings more than warmer weather to local roads.

On April 23, a 29-year-old Brooklyn man died after a sport utility vehicle traveling eastbound on Brooklyn Albany Road proceeded from a stop sign into the path of a motorcycle traveling northbound on County Highway E in the town of Albany, according to the Green County Sheriff’s Office. A second motorcycle crash with injuries was reported on Highway 69 near Washington Road.

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