 Cass County Sheriff's deputies say that the motorcyclist was traveling northbound when he lost control of the bike and hit several trees. He came to rest down an embankment, died at the scene. Police say speed appears to be a factor. A LaPorte County man also died in a car crash. This happened just before noon on Friday at County Road 300 northwest of Johnson, where a Ford Explorer veered off the road and hit a tree. The vehicle overturned and landed on its side. The driver, 65-year-old Gregory Crosby,