Fatal crash reported near Waupun

One person was killed in a crash on Highway 151 near Waupun Thursday, July 24, 2025.

At about 6:00 p.m. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office was made aware of and responded to a three vehicle crash on Highway 151, about two miles south of State Highway 26.

Upon arrival deputies found a southbound vehicle driven by a 62-year-old Waupun man had crashed into a trailer attached to a pick-up truck which was operated by a 42-year-old man from Loyal, Wisconsin. The force of the strike sent the pick-up into the rear of another vehicle operated by a 37-year-old man from Tampa, Florida. Both vehicles struck were stopped at a railroad crossing as a train was going by.

The driver of the striking vehicle was pronounced deceased at the scene, however the occupants of the two vehicles that were struck were uninjured.

Waupun Fire Department and Lifestar ambulance also assisted at the scene.