Dodge County fatal crash; 1 dead, 6 injured, including 3 children

DODGE COUNTY, Wis. - One person is dead and six others, including three children, were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Dodge County on Sunday, Jan. 26. It happened around 4:30 p.m. on County Road A at County Road B in Beaver Dam.
Fatal crash
What we know:
The 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 collided with 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, 30-year-old Matias Roblero Emanuel from Tennessee, was ejected from the vehicle and died as a result of his injuries.
The driver of the pickup truck, a 32-year-old man 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. He was then flown to the Aurora Summit Hospital due to serious, life-threatening injuries.
The Dodge County Sheriff's Office says the 32-year-old man has no legal status in the United States – and was previously deported from the United States in 2019.
He allegedly took a company vehicle without the permission of the company and drove the truck while under the influence of alcohol and without a valid driver’s license, the sheriff's office says.
The driver of the Escalade, a 35-year-old man from Fox Lake, was flown to the Marshfield Medical Center in Beaver dam with serious, life-threatening injuries.
A passenger in the Escalade, a 38-year-old woman 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 then flown to the Aurora Summit Hospital due to their injuries.
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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.
What's next:
The 32-year-old driver of the pickup truck is recovering from his injuries and is facing the following requests for charges:
- Homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle
- Operating a motor vehicle without owner’s consent
- Operating without a valid driver’s license resulting in death
- Three counts of injury by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle
- Failure to yield right of way resulting in death
The Source: The information in this post was provided by the Dodge County Sheriff's Office.