Man who died in motorcycle crash in Portage County identified

TOWN OF ALMOND, Wis. (WSAW) - A 46-year-old man who was killed in a motorcycle crash near the Town of Almond Friday night has been identified.

The Portage County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Monday that Corey Pratt from the Town of Pine Grove died after he struck a deer.

Portage County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the area near Cty Hwy W between 1st St and Cty Hwy BB just before 11:30 p.m. When they arrived, they discovered a motorcycle on its side in the eastbound lane. Deputies located the driver about 100 feet east of the motorcycle in the westbound lane.

The Portage County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Bancroft Fire, Almond Fire, Almond EMS, Plover Ambulance, and the Portage County Medical Examiner’s Office.

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