9-year-old dies as result of injuries sustained in Dodge County crash

DODGE COUNTY (WITI) -- The Dodge County Sheriff's Office says 9-year-old Ilan Hurtado from Lindenhurst, Illinios, has died as a result of injuries sustained in an August 15th crash that occurred on CTH A at the intersection or Indian Hills in the Town of Beaver Dam.

The Dodge County Sheriff's Office responded to the crash around 4 p.m.

The investigation revealed that a Honda hatchback was slowing to conduct a turn onto Indian Hills Trail while traveling south on CTH A when the crash occurred.

According to Dodge County Sheriff's Office, a tractor/trailer was following the Honda, but failed to slow down.  At that time, the front of the tractor/trailer struck the rear of the Honda -- forcing it into the northbound traffic , where it struck a northbound Dodge passenger car.

The driver of the tractor/trailer was uninjured in the crash. The driver of the Dodge was transported to Beaver Dam Hospital and later transferred to UW Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The driver of the Honda sustained non-life threatening injuries and was flown form the scene by Flight for Life. 9-year-old Ilana Hurtado, a passenger in the Honda, was transported by Flight for Life. The child later died as a result of injuries sustained.