Fond du Lac Police investigate suspicious death

On Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at approximately 6:23 p.m., the City of Fond du Lac Police Department and Fire/Rescue responded to the area of W. Follett Street and N. Main Street for a single vehicle accident. The vehicle ended up striking landscaping bricks and came to a rest sitting atop a cluster of bushes.

Officers responded and located a 33-year-old female slumped over and unresponsive inside the vehicle. Officers extricated the female and performed life-saving efforts until Fire/Rescue paramedics arrived. Officers also learned that a 3-year-old child was a passenger in the vehicle.

The City of Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue transported the female to SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Paramedics also checked out the child and noted no injuries from the crash. The 33-year-old female was later pronounced deceased while at the hospital.

According to transmissions on the police scanner, while on the scene of the crash, a knife and blood was found across the street in the parking lot of Anytime Fitness. It’s unknown if or how that may play into the woman in the car but police treated it as a secondary crime scene and placed police tape around the area.

Detectives responded to the scene. The investigation into the circumstances that led up to the death of the 33-year-old female is active and ongoing at this time. The Fond du Lac Medical Examiner’s Office will perform an autopsy to determine the exact cause and manner of death. The identity of the deceased is not being released at this time, pending family notification.

The investigation into this incident is at the preliminary stages and remains under active investigation. No further details or information are being released at this time.

The City of Fond du Lac Police Department was assisted by the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office and the City of Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue.