ORFORDVILLE, Wis. — A head-on collision early Tuesday morning resulted in the death of a 38-year-old man in the Town of Center.
According to the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred at 6:19 a.m. in the 2000 block of North County Highway H. A 20-year-old man from Janesville was driving a passenger truck northbound when he attempted to make a left turn into a driveway on the west side of the highway.
A motorcycle, operated by the Orfordville man traveling south, collided head-on with the truck in the southbound lane during the turn. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene; the truck driver was not injured.
Authorities cited the truck driver for failure to yield the right of way while making a left turn, resulting in the fatality.
The crash remains under investigation by the Rock County Sheriff’s Office. The Rock County Medical Examiner’s Office will release the name of the deceased at a later date.