WYALUSING, Wis. — A fatal motorcycle crash occurred on September 14, 2025, at approximately 7:12 p.m. on County Trunk Highway X (CTH X), south of Wyalusing in the Township of Wyalusing, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.

The incident was reported by an individual operating a utility terrain vehicle (UTV) who heard a loud noise several hundred feet behind them, suspecting a crash into a heavily wooded ditch. Upon investigation, the reporting party discovered a motorcycle off the west side of the roadway.

Deputies arrived to find that Taylor Blizard, 31, of Prairie du Chien, was riding a 2005 Harley-Davidson 883 northbound on CTH X. While navigating a corner, Blizard lost control, causing the motorcycle to veer off the west side of the road. Both Blizard and the motorcycle went over an embankment. Blizard, who was not wearing a helmet, was ejected from the motorcycle and pronounced dead at the scene by the Grant County Coroner.

Authorities suspect speed was a factor in the crash, which remains under investigation. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Bloomington Fire, West Grant EMS, Bagley First Responders, B&M Towing of Bloomington, and the Grant County Coroner’s Office.

This incident marks Grant County’s sixth traffic fatality of 2025.