Freezing Rain Leads To Crashes Near Waupun

Freezing rain is likely the cause of a crash near Waupun Monday, December 5, 2022.

At about 10:30 AM, the Fond du Lac County Communications Center started receiving calls of a serious crash on the overpass of Highway 151 over Highway 49 where a vehicle was T-boned and the female driver was unconscious.

Waupun Fire Department and Lifestar EMS were called to the scene.

At the same time, multiple other minor crashes were occurring in the same area and law enforcement advised that on and off ramps as well as bridges in the area were ice covered and slippery and requested that the county plows come out and salt.

At the time of the crashes, a light area of rain was over southern Fond du Lac County and temperatures were in the low 30s.