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71-year-old motorcyclist killed after crash with truck in Oconto County

Posted at 2:44 PM, Aug 15, 2019
and last updated 2019-08-15 17:46:24-04

TOWN OF PENSAUKEE — A motorcyclist died after a truck crashed into him on Wednesday morning, according to the Oconto County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies responded to the crash at around 10:42 a.m. on US Highway 41 near County Road J located in the town of Pensaukee.

The Sheriff's Office said a passenger truck operated by a 17-year-old boy crossed the median and struck a motorcycle. The motorcycle operator, a 71-year-old man from Midlothian, Illinois, was taken to a Green Bay hospital, where he died from his injuries. He has been identified by the Brown County Medical Examiner’s Office as Albert Reppert.

The crash is still being investigated.