TOWN OF ROCK FALLS, Wis (WSAU) There was a fatal motorcycle crash in Rock Falls early Sunday morning. Lincoln County sheriffs deputies say the biker and a passenger swerved to avoid a deer on Highway 107 near County Highway E.

The biker, 54-year-old Mark Schmidt, was pronounced dead at the scene. The female passenger, Cynthia Schmidt, was airlifted to Wausau Aspirus Hospital. She's in critical condition.

No names have been released. Neither biker was wearing a helmet.