Beaver Dam motorcycle crash; woman dead, man seriously injured
Location of Dodge County fatal motorcycle crash
BEAVER DAM, Wis. - A Dodge County motorcycle crash left one person dead and another with life-threatening injuries on Saturday morning, May 11.
It happened on State Highway 33 near Thompson Road in the town of Beaver Dam. The sheriff's office said a passerby reported the crash around 10:30 a.m.
Based on a preliminary investigation, the sheriff's office said a group of motorcycles was headed east on STH-33 and started to slow down – possibly due to a vehicle turning into a driveway – when the involved motorcycle lost control. Both people on the motorcycle were ejected.
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The operator, a 42-year-old Beaver Dam man, was flown to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. The passenger, a 50-year-old Beaver Dam woman, died at the Dodge County Fairgrounds, where a medical helicopter landing zone site had been set up.
Neither occupant was wearing a helmet, which the sheriff's office said was a factor in the seriousness of the injuries.