Ogle County Sheriff's Police continue to investigate a fatal motorcycle crash this week which claimed the life of a Rockford man.
51-year old William Wise was pronounced dead at the scene.
Reports indicate that on Tuesday night at around 8:30, Wise was traveling northbound in the 8,000 block of Illinois Route 2 in rural Byron. The motorcycle left the highway and into the east side ditch.
The vehicle traveled just over 300 feet in the ditch before striking a tree.
The crash remains under investigation.
