Dodge County ATV crash, woman flown to hospital
Dodge County
DODGE COUNTY, Wis. - A woman was seriously injured in a Dodge County ATV crash Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 17.
It happened near County Road K and Wood Road in the town of Shields, roughly three miles northwest of Watertown, around 1 p.m.
According to the sheriff's office, an initial investigation found the 18-year-old Watertown woman was headed west on Wood Road when she went off the road and overturned in the ditch. She was flown to a hospital for treatment.
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A helmet was at the scene, the sheriff's office said, but whether it was worn at the time of the crash – and its impact on the injuries – is under investigation. All town roads in the town of Shields are open to ATV/UTV traffic.
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation into the crash.