La Crosse man dies in Monroe County motorcycle crash

TOWNSHIP OF PORTLAND, Wis. (WKBT) – A La Crosse man is dead following a fatal motorcycle crash in Monroe County Monday night.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said 70-year-old James Misch travelled west on Highway 33 near Nebraska Avenue in the Township of Portland before losing control of his motorcycle. The motorcycle left the roadway and traveled a short distance before Misch was ejected. Responders pronounced Misch dead on the scene.

The incident is still under investigation.

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