Feb. 2, 2017 – Lomira, WI – On Feb. 2, 2017 at 2:05 a.m., the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle crash on Richard Street near Maple Street in the Village of Lomira in Dodge County.
Preliminary investigation showed a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer was southbound on Richard Street and left the roadway striking a snowbank causing the Trailblazer to strike a fence and overturn ejecting the operator from the vehicle.
The operator, a 25-year-old Lomira man, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Dodge County Medical Examiner. Names are being withheld pending notification of next of kin. There were no other passengers in the vehicle. Speed and alcohol are believed to be contributing factors in the crash.
Assisting at the scene was the Lomira Fire and First Responders, Theresa EMS, Dodge County Sheriff’s Office Chaplain and the Dodge County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The crash remains under investigation by the Dodge County Crash Investigation Team.