A motorcycle operator was killed after colliding with a deer and then was struck by another vehicle in Fond du Lac County. The victim was identified as 48 year old James Robert Davis of Pickett. The crash happened shortly after 11:30pm Friday on Highway 23 near Silver Creek Road in the town of Ripon. A preliminary investigation shows Davis was westbound on 23 when he struck a deer and ejected from the motorcycle onto the highway. A westbound vehicle then struck the motorcyclist. EMS personnel and good samaritans that had witnessed the crash provided lifesaving efforts, but Davis was pronounced dead the scene. He was not wearing a helmet. Highway 23 was re-routed for approximately three hours while the Fond du Lac County Reconstruction Team investigated the crash.
