WHITEFISH BAY (WITI) -- Whitefish Bay police confirm with FOX6 News the operator of a motorcycle involved in a crash with a vehicle on Monday night, June 16th, has died.
He is 21-year-old Joseph Wargolet.
Whitefish Bay police responded to the scene just before 7:30 p.m.
It happened at the intersection of N. Oakland Avenue and E. Cumberland Boulevard in Whitefish Bay.
Whitefish Bay police say Wargolet was operating at a high rate of speed -- headed northbound on Oakland Avenue when he collided with a car headed eastbound on E. Cumberland Boulevard.
Wargolet was seriously injured in the crash -- and was taken by North Shore Fire/Rescue to Froedtert Hospital.
There, he died as a result of injuries suffered in the crash.
Whitefish Bay police say he was not wearing a helmet.
The driver of the vehicle is a 71-year-old Milwaukee man.
He was not injured -- and was the only occupant of that vehicle.
The Wisconsin State Patrol has been called in to conduct an investigation into this incident.