Fatal Car/Bike Accident In Dodge County

One person has died as a result of a bike/vehicle accident Sunday. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office responded Sunday, August 22, 2021 at approximately 5:25 PM, to a motor vehicle versus bicycle crash on Highway AW at the intersection with East Rock River Road in the Township of Trenton, Dodge County, Wisconsin.

Initial investigation shows that a bicycle was traveling south on East Rock River Road approaching the stop sign at the intersection pf Hwy. AW.  A pickup truck traveling east on Hwy. AW, was approaching the intersection when the bicycle entered the intersection and attempted to turn left/east on Hwy. AW and was struck by the pickup truck.

The driver of the pickup truck was not injured in the crash.  The 88-year old bicycle operator was transported to Waupun Hospital and then flown by Flight for Life to UW Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, where they passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2021.

The crash remains under investigation by the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office and the Dodge County Medical Examiner.  Assisting at the scene were  Waupun Fire Department, Flight for Life and Life Star EMS.