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DOUGLAS COUNTY — A Burnett County man was killed in a one-vehicle motorcycle crash in the town of Dairyland Oct. 28.
Allen Herrmann, 54, was traveling towards Wisconsin Highway 35 on Douglas County Road T and went into the opposite ditch while making a long, sweeping right turn, according to a Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report.
Deputy Brian Souza with the sheriff's office was dispatched to the area of East County Road T and East Big Beaver Road at about 6:47 p.m Oct. 28 for a motorcycle that had been found down the steep ditch with its lights still on. A passerby who walked down the embankment located a man, who was deceased, in the woods roughly 10 yards from the motorcycle.
Souza identified the man as Herrmann by his driver’s license. The deputy requested help from the Dairyland Volunteer Fire Department to search for any possible passengers. No other individuals were located.
Speed was likely a contributing factor to the crash, according to the report. When a towing company removed the motorcycle the speedometer, located nearby, had its needle frozen at just over 70 mph.
