July 3, 2024 – Dodge Co., WI – On July 2, 2024, the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office reported a Beaver Dam man was killed following a car versus semi accident in the Town of Oak Grove.
The driver of the semi sustained minor injuries.
From the July 2 press release:
July 2, 2024 – Dodge Co., WI – On July 2, 2024, at 2:42 a.m., Dodge County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the intersection of County Highway A/I and County Highway W, Town of Oak Grove, for a car versus semi crash.
The driver of the Malibu was fatally injured and the driver of the semi sustained minor injuries.
Through investigation, a silver 2012 Chevy Malibu driven by a 25-year-old male from Beaver Dam, was northbound on County Highway A/I and at the intersection with CTH W, was left of center and in the southbound lane.
A 2022 Mack semi hauling a flatbed trailer with steel was southbound on County Highway A/I and collided with the Malibu.
The driver of the Malibu was fatally injured and the driver of the semi suffered minor injuries.
The driver of the semi is a 63-year-old male from New Holstein, WI and he was transported to the Marshfield Medical center in Beaver Dam.
A second semi, northbound on CTH A/I, was also struck by the Malibu and the driver, a 59-year-old from Pulaski, WI was not injured.
Assisting at the scene were the Juneau Fire Department, Juneau EMS, Horicon Fire Department, Beaver Dam Paramedics, Burnett Fire Department, and the Dodge County Medical Examiner’s Office.
This crash remains under investigation by the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office Crash Investigation Team. Names are being withheld at this time pending family notification
UPDATE July 3, 2024 – The driver of the Chevy Malibu was identified as Vincent R. Garza of Beaver Dam and died at the scene. The driver of the Mack semi was identified as Daniel La Brec of New Holstein and the driver of the other semi was identified as Bradley Vandrisse of Pulaski.
