January 26, 2025 – Dodge Co., WI – On January 26, 2025, at approximately 4:30pm, Dodge County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash on County Road A at County Road B in the town of Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin.
Initial investigation shows a 2024 Ford F150 pickup truck was traveling eastbound on County Road B and failed to stop at the stop sign on County Road B at County Road A.
The pickup truck was struck by a 2006 Cadillac Escalade traveling northbound on County Road A. Both vehicles came to a stop in a field on the northeast corner of the intersection.
A passenger in the pickup, a 30-year-old male from Tennessee, was ejected from the vehicle and subsequently succumbed to his injuries on the scene.
The driver of the pickup truck, a 32-year-old male from Tennessee, was transported by Beaver Dam Emergency Medical Technicians with serious life-threatening injuries, where he was taken into custody for Operating While Impaired, first offense. The driver of the pickup was then flown to the Aurora Summit Hospital due to serious, life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the Escalade, a 35-year-old male from Fox Lake was flown to the Marshfield Medical Center in Beaver dam with serious, life-threatening injuries.
A 38-year-old female passenger in the Escalade, also from Fox Lake was also flown to the Marshfield Medical Center in Beaver Dam with serious life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the Escalade and the adult female passenger were subsequently flown to the Aurora Summit Hospital due to their injuries.
The three children in the Escalade were transported to the Marshfield Medical Center in Beaver Dam with minor, non-life-threatening injuries. One of the juvenile passengers in the Escalade was later transported to the UW-Madison Hospital due to her injuries.
Assisting at the scene were City of Beaver Dam Police Department, the Dodge County Emergency Response Team (DCERT), Flight for Life of Wisconsin, UW Medflight, Beaver Dam EMS, Beaver Dam Fire Department, and the Dodge County Chaplains.
The names of all parties are being withheld pending family notification and the crash remains under investigation by the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office Crash Investigation Team.