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A man who wanted a presidential pardon before he gave police any information in the 2008 murder of Brittany Zimmermann has died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash, authorities reported.

Andrew Scoles, 39, of Cross Plains, died on Saturday, the Dane County Medical Examiner's Office said on Monday.

Scoles crashed in Fitchburg on July 20 and had been hospitalized since then.

The single-vehicle motorcycle crash happened in the afternoon in the 6000 block of Sub Zero Way. Police said Scoles was going at a high rate of speed when the motorcycle went out of control, hit a curb and continued moving down the terrace, hitting several trees and posts before Scoles was thrown from the motorcycle.

A forensic examination confirmed his death was the result of injuries sustained in the traffic crash.

Scoles was a roommate of David Kahl when Kahl, according to Scoles, allegedly confessed to killing Zimmermann, who was found dead in her apartment on West Doty Street in April of 2008.

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