On September 14, 2025, at approximately 7:12pm, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office took a report of a possible crash on CTH X, south of
Wyalusing, in the Township of Wyalusing. The reporting party was operating a UTV and reported they heard a loud noise several hundred feet
behind them and they suspected someone crashed into the heavily wooded ditch. The reporting party stopped to check the area and
discovered a motorcycle had crashed on the west side of the roadway.
When deputies arrived on scene, they learned Taylor Blizard, 31, of Prairie du Chien, was traveling northbound on CTH X on his 2005 Harley
Davidson 883. Blizard lost control of his motorcycle while negotiating a corner, and the motorcycle left the west side of the roadway. Blizard
was ejected from the motorcycle and both Blizard and his motorcycle went over the embankment on the west side of the road. Blizard was not
wearing a helmet and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Grant County Coroner.
Speed is suspected to be a factor in the crash and the incident remains under investigation. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office was assisted on
scene by Bloomington Fire, West Grant EMS, Bagley First Responders, B&M Towing of Bloomington, and the Grant County Coroner’s Office.