LAPAZ — On May 10, at 2:42 pm, Marshall County Central Dispatch received a call regarding a motorcycle colliding with a tractor.
The collision occurred in the 15,000 block of US 6,which is west of Pine Road. A preliminary investigation shows that a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle ridden by Michael Fisher, 38, of Walkerton, was attempting to pass a turning 2020 Massey-Ferguson tractor being operated by Caleb Gardner, 20, of Rochester.
Due to the nature of the collision, Lutheran Air Ambulance landed at the scene to transport the motorcyclist. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department was assisted on scene by the Walkerton Police Department, Polk Township Fire and EMS, Lutheran Air Ambulance , and Reichert-Knepp Towing.
