TAYLOR COUNTY, WI. (THECOUNT) — Scott Richard Williams, of Medford, Wisconsin, was identified as the victim in a fatal motorcycle crash discovered Monday in the Town of Hammel, according to the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office.
Williams was found deceased after authorities responded to an area along County Road M east of Perkinstown in Taylor County, located in north-central Wisconsin.
He was 56.
According to the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office, deputies received a welfare check request at approximately 10 a.m. on July 20 after Williams failed to report to work as expected.
Investigators utilized cell phone location data, which indicated Williams’ last known location was on County Road M east of Perkinstown.
As authorities worked to locate him, a passerby contacted emergency dispatch to report an unresponsive individual and a Harley Davidson motorcycle in a ditch near the 9600 block of County Road M.
Deputies and Taylor County EMS personnel responded to the scene and discovered Williams and the damaged motorcycle.
Upon arrival, first responders determined Williams had died from injuries sustained in the crash.
A preliminary investigation found Williams had been operating a motorcycle eastbound on County Road M when, for reasons that remain under investigation, the motorcycle left the roadway and entered a ditch.
Authorities said Williams was ejected from the motorcycle during the crash.
Officials reported that Williams was not wearing a helmet at the time of the collision.
No passengers were aboard the motorcycle, and no other vehicles were reported to have been involved in the incident.
County Road M is a rural roadway that travels through portions of Taylor County’s heavily wooded landscape, including areas near Perkinstown and the Town of Hammel.
Investigators have not yet released information regarding what may have caused the motorcycle to leave the roadway.
The crash remains under active investigation by the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is encouraged to contact local authorities.
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