September 28, 2025 – Town of Polk, Wi – On Saturday, September 27, 2025, at 8:38 p.m. the Washington County Sheriff’s Office dispatch center was notified of a motorcycle versus passenger vehicle crash on Hy 175 at Hillside Rd in the Town of Polk.
Initial information from multiple callers on scene indicated that the operator of the motorcycle was unresponsive and that bystanders were attempting life-saving measures.
Deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office along with multiple officers from the Slinger Police Department and a Trooper from the Wisconsin State Patrol responded to the scene.
Emergency personnel from Slinger Fire Department and Lifestar Ambulance Services also responded to the scene and took over rescue efforts.
The operator of the motorcycle, a 54-year-old man from the Village of Richfield, was pronounced dead at the scene. The operator of the other vehicle involved was checked out by rescue personnel on scene but did not require transport.
The Crash Reconstruction Unit from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene for further investigation.
Preliminary statements received on scene indicated that the motorcycle was traveling south on Hy 175 and the passenger vehicle stopped facing north on Hillside Rd at the stop sign at Hy 175.
The operator of the passenger vehicle failed to yield the right-of-way from the stop sign to the southbound motorcycle and entered the intersection, colliding with the motorcycle.
This was the sixth fatal vehicle crash in Washington County in 2025.
Hy 175 between Sherman Road and Farmlane Drive was shut down for approximately four hours to accommodate the investigation and removal of the vehicles.
The incident remains under investigation by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. There is no further information at this time.
Below are details on another fatal crash in Washington County, Wi
September 27, 2025 – Town of Addison, Wi – On September 27, 2025, at 11:16 a.m., the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a report of a semi vs vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 175 and County Road S, in the Town of Addison.
Deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Wisconsin State Patrol, and Hartford Police Department responded to the scene. Emergency personnel from St. Lawrence Fire Department, Allenton Rescue, and West Bend Intercept were also dispatched to assist.
Upon arrival of the first Deputy, with the assistance of bystanders, the driver of the passenger car was extricated, and rescue efforts were started. The driver a 32-year-old female from Ripon was transported to Froedtert Medical Center in West Bend where she succumbed to her injuries.
The driver of the semi, a 53-year-old male from Pennsylvania, was transported to a nearby medical facility and later released with minor injuries.
The Washington County Reconstruction Unit was requested at the scene along with Wisconsin State Patrol Truck Inspectors.
The preliminary investigation determined that the passenger car driven west bound on County Road S failed to yield the right of way from a stop sign to the south bound semi on Highway 175 resulting in a crash at the intersection.
This is the fifth fatal motor vehicle crash in Washington County in 2025.
Highway 175 and County Road S were closed for approximately four hours to assist in the investigation and removal of the vehicles.