May 20, 2023 – Dodge Co., WI On May 20, 2023 at 8:29 a.m., Dodge County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash on USH151 northbound at County Highway M, Town of Chester, Dodge County, WI.
Initial investigation shows a disabled 2020 International semi pulling double trailers was parked on the northbound shoulder of USH 151 when a 2017 Chevy Sonic passenger car drifted onto the paved shoulder, striking the semi-trailer.
A front seat passenger, a 38-year-old female from Fall River, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the passenger car, a 59-year-old male from Fall River, suffered serious injury and was taken by UW-Med Flight helicopter to UW-Hospital in Madison.
A 14-year-old female passenger from Fall River was ejected from the car and suffered serious life threatening injuries. She was taken to Marshfield Medical Center in Beaver Dam,where she was then transported by Flight for Life helicopter to UW-Hospital in Madison.
A 9-year-old female from Fall River suffered minor injuries and was treated at SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital. The semi driver, a 32-year-old male from Oshkosh, was not injured.
Assisting at the crash was Waupun Fire Department, Lifestar EMS, Beaver Dam Paramedics, Waupun Police Department, Town of Beaver Dam Police Department, and DCERT.
The crash remains under investigation by the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office Crash Investigation Team and the Dodge County Medical Examiner’s Office. Names are being withheld pending family notification.
