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Two arrested with drugs after Fond du Lac County crash

Sheriff’s deputies in Fond du Lac County responded to crash last night, Sunday, April 28, 2024, after multiple callers reported seeing a vehicle leave I-41 and roll over, south of Townline Road, but when officers arrived within minutes, the vehicle was empty.
While police searched the area, a witness said they saw a female leave the scene of the crash into a nearby field. Officers quickly started searching the area with a drone and eventually found the woman on Melody Lane, northwest of the Ashwood Grove Mobile Home Park. But that wasn’t all officers found. A search nearby the vehicle found what officers said was a significant amount of drugs.
The female told officers there was a male driving the vehicle but after an extensive search, officers were unable to find anyone else. The woman was brought to the Fond du Lac County Jail where she was said to face felony charges.
Later in the morning, shortly after 5:30, a passerby stated they saw a man hitchhiking on 41 near N and officers responded taking the man into custody. They have determined this to be the man involved in the crash earlier.