May 27, 2024 – Dodge Co., WI – On May 27, 2024  at approximately 4 a.m. the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fatal motor vehicle crash on State Highway 16/60 at the intersection of County Road TT in the township of Elba, about three miles east of Columbus.
Initial investigation showed a 2000 Ford F150 was traveling north on County Highway TT when it failed to stop at the stop sign on County Highway TT at State Highway 16/60.
A 2017 Western Star Semi without trailer, was traveling east on State Highway 16/60 when it struck the Ford F150.
The semi-tractor was operated by a 57-year-old male from La Farge Wisconsin, who was transported to Prairie Ridge Hospital in Columbus with minor injuries.
Three of the five occupants in the Ford F150 were pronounced deceased at the scene, which were the driver, a 19-year -old Sun Prairie man, a 17-year-old Sun Prairie male passenger, and a 16 year old male passenger from Madison.
An 18-year-old female passenger later died at UW Hospital. One female passenger from the Ford F150, an 18-year-old from Madison, was transported to UW Madison Hospital with life threatening injuries.
The crash remains under investigation by the County Sheriff’s Office Crash Investigation Team.
Assisting at the scene was the Beaver Dam Paramedics, Columbus Fire Department, Life Star EMS, Dodge County Emergency Response Team, the Dodge County Medical Examiner’s Office, and the Dodge County Sheriff Chaplains.
