Brookfield Woman Killed in Dodge County Crash

RIPON, Wis (WRPN)- A 48-year-old Brookfield woman died, and two other drivers were injured in a three-vehicle crash on State Highway 49 near Dodge County Highway YY Wednesday morning.

According to Sheriff’s officials the woman was driving a Toyota Rav-4 west on State Highway 49 following a county snowplow that was plowing the road. She lost control and crossed the center line colliding with a semi car hauler and trailer driven by a 32-year-old Athens man.

The Rav-4 was pushed backwards into the path of a Toyota Highlander driven by a 63-year-old Campbellsport man. The semi went into a ditch, and the two other vehicles came to rest in the roadway.

The woman died at the scene. The Athens man was taken to Waupun Memorial Hospital to be examined, and the Campbellsport man was taken to Froedtert Hospital in West Bend with non-life-threatening injuries.

Deputies were assisted at the scene by Brownsville Fire Department, Mayville EMS, Fond du Lac EMS, Dodge County Emergency Response Team, and the Dodge County Medical Examiner’s Office. The accident in the Town of Leroy was reported just before 8:30 Wednesday morning.

Photo credit: Dodge County Sheriff’s Department.