Fatal Cedarburg crash Monday, 17-year-old dies

Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office

A 17-year-old teenager is dead after a crash in Cedarburg, the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office said Monday, Nov. 25.

Officials responded to a single vehicle crash at approximately 7:40 a.m. on Monday, on Bridge St., west of Granville Rd.

A 2004 silver Honda Accord was traveling westbound on Bridge Rd. at a high rate of speed, left the roadway, traveled into the ditch and struck a tree line on the north side of the road, where it came to a final resting point in the trees. It is estimated that the crash occurred at approximately 1:30 a.m. and was first noticed by a passerby around six hours later.

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The driver, a 17-year-old male from Cedarburg, was pronounced deceased at the scene. 

The Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office said both lanes of Bridge Rd. were closed between Granville Rd. and Westridge Rd. for approximately five hours while the crash was being investigated.

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