Driver strikes motorcyclist while "looking down at his radio"

FOND DU LAC CO. (WITI) -- A 35-year-old Ripon motorcyclist was struck and died from his injuries after a collision involving a car early Sunday, July 27th.

Fond du Lac County officials say the crash happened just after 3:30 a.m. on Highway 44 north of Douglas St. in the Town of Ripon.

Investigators say both the car and motorcycle were traveling southbound on Hwy 44.  The car was driven by a 25-year-old Green Lake man. The Green Lake man told deputies that he was looking down at his radio when he struck the motorcycle from behind.

The driver of the motorcycle was pronounced deceased at the scene.  The driver of the car was not injured.

The crash remains under investigation by the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office.