Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office
FOND DU LAC COUNTY, Wis. - Fond du Lac County officials responded to a crash on Wednesday, July 22, that resulted in the death of an 11-year-old girl and sent three people to the hospital.
Fatal crash
What we know:
According to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office, deputies were dispatched to the area of CTH V near Lime Road in the Township of Eden shortly after 3 p.m.
Authorities confirmed four occupants were inside the vehicle—one driver and three passengers.
The driver, a 29-year-old Fond du Lac man, was treated at a hospital for minor injuries.
Two passengers—an 8-year-old boy from Fond du Lac and a 15-year-old girl from Campbellsport—were also taken by ambulance to the hospital with minor injuries.
The third passenger, an 11-year-old girl from North Fond du Lac, was airlifted by ThedaStar to Children’s Wisconsin in Milwaukee, where she was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
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Investigative findings indicate the northbound minivan crossed the centerline on CTH V, hit a ditch embankment, and launched into the air after the driver lost control.
The minivan overturned several times, coming to rest in the west ditch of CTH V.
What's next:
The crash remains under investigation by the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office. No names will be released at this time.
The Source: The information in this post was provided by the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office.