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Fatal Two Vehicle Accident At Hwy 23 And FDL County Hwy G
Names have been released from Monday’s fatal accident in the Town of Forest. Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Captain Rick Olig says 56-year-old Kee Thao and 55-year-old Yer Lee of Madison were hurt when an SUV pulled out in front of them on State Highway 23 from County Highway G. Thao, who was driving, suffered non-life threatening injuries, but Lee’s injuries were critical. Both were taken to St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac where Lee died. Sixty-three-year-old Robert Roehrig of Fond du Lac was driving the SUV. He was not hurt in the mishap. All three were wearing their seatbelts. Alcohol was not a factor in the crash. It’s the 12th traffic death in the County this year compared to 10 for all of 2014. The accident occurred at 12:21 p.m.
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One person from Madison is dead and another injured following a collision between an SUV and car at State Highway 23 and Fond du Lac County Highway G early Monday afternoon. Sheriff’s Captain Rick Olig says the preliminary investigation shows a 63-year-old Fond du Lac man driving the SUV was at fault. He says the SUV was northbound on County Highway G and stopped at a stop sign before pulling out into the path of a westbound vehicle. The Fond du Lac man driving that SUV wasn’t injured. A 56-year-old Madison man driving the car and his passenger a 55-year-old Madison woman in the other vehicle were both hurt; the woman had critical injuries. He says CPR was performed on her at the scene until she had a pulse. Both of them were taken to St. Agnes Hospital where the woman died at 1:45 p.m. The accident in the Town of Forest was reported at 12:21 p.m.
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Two people from Madison were injured, one critically when an SUV and car collided at State Highway 23 and Fond du Lac County Highway G early Monday afternoon. Sheriff’s Captain Rick Olig says the preliminary investigation shows the Fond du Lac man driving the SUV was at fault. He says the SUV was northbound on County Highway G and stopped at a stop sign before pulling out into the path of a westbound vehicle. He says witnesses told investigators it appeared the SUV was doing the speed limit on Highway 23. The man driving that SUV wasn’t injured. The Madison man and woman in the other vehicle were hurt; the woman had life-threatening injuries. He says CPR was performed on her at the scene until she had a pulse and she was in critical condition. Flight for Life was called, but the woman couldn’t be flown from the scene because of her condition. The accident was reported around 12:15 p.m.
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Two vehicle accident at Highway 23 and Fond du Lac County Highway G. At least one serious injury. Multiple ambulances and Flight for Life called. Look for traffic restrictions in the area. The accident was reported about 12:15 p.m.