November 25, 2024 – West Bend, WI -On November 24, 2024 at 9:07 a.m. West Bend, WI, emergency personnel responded to 911 calls regarding a vehicle that had left the roadway in the 300 block of West Paradise Drive.
Officers responded and found the driver of the vehicle was an 80-year-old Kewaskum man. There was a moderate amount of damage to the vehicle and the man may have experienced a medical event causing him to leave the roadway.
The final determination into the cause of death will be made by the Washington County Medical Examiner.
The last fatal accident in the city occurred on 08/09/24 when a 71-year-old pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Washington St / Silverbrook Drive.
Below is the initial story that ran Sunday, November 24, 2024.
November 24, 2024 – West Bend, WI – West Bend Police will be releasing more details this week regarding a fatal crash Sunday morning, November 24, 2024, in the area of Paradise Drive and Eder Lane.
The crash occurred a block east of Main Street around 9 a.m.
Neighbors said the driver was pulled from his vehicle and CPR was administered.
It is unknown at this time whether the driver suffered a medical condition. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Please keep the family of the driver in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
This is a working story, and more information will be posted when details are available.
Fatal crashes in the City of West Bend, Wi, are extremely rare. The last fatal crash in West Bend, Wi was November 3, 2018, at 12:15 p.m., a citizen called West Bend Police Department and reported a vehicle crashed into Good Shepherd School, 600 S. Pennsylvania Avenue. West Bend Police and Fire Departments responded to the scene and found the vehicle crashed into the school. The driver was 21 and from West Bend, WI.
