The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office received multiple 911 calls regarding a vehicle traveling the wrong way on I-41, near State Highway 67 in the township of Lomira.
The vehicle was heading northbound in the southbound lanes and deputies responded to attempt to locate, however shortly after, dispatch received calls regarding a two vehicle crash on I-41, just north of State Highway 67.
Deputies arrived on the scene and the initial investigation showed a 2011 Subaru SUV was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes, when it struck a 2008 Honda minivan head-on. The driver of the Subaru was an 82-year-old female from Campbellsport, WI and the driver of the Honda minivan was a 34-year-old male from Oshkosh, WI. Both were pronounced deceased at the scene by the Dodge County Medical Examiner’s Office. There were no other occupants in either vehicle. Southbound lanes of I-41 were shutdown at State Highway 49 for the investigation.
Assisting at the scene were Lomira Fire Department and First Responders, Theresa EMS, Fond du Lac EMS, Wisconsin State Patrol, Fond Du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, Dodge County Medical Examiner’s Office, and the Dodge County Emergency Response Team.
This crash remains under investigation by the Dodge County Crash Investigation Team. Names are being withheld pending family notification.