DODGE COUNTY, Wis. - The Dodge County Sheriff's Office says a 67-year-old Cambria man seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash on Nov. 22 has died from his injuries. The victim, identified as Joseph Berger, died on Saturday, Nov. 26.
According to the Dodge County Sheriff's Office, a hit-and-run crash happened in Oak Grove on State Highway 26. It was reported that the striking vehicle fled the scene. As deputies responded, it was reported that the vehicle had crashed as it sped away.
That crash happened around 1:30 p.m. near State Highway 26 and State Highway 19 in the township of Emmet, at the western edge of Watertown.
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The driver, the Cambria man, was found trapped and unresponsive inside the vehicle. The Watertown Fire Department extricated the man, and he was flown to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Again, he died on Saturday, Nov. 26.
Excessive speed was a factor in the seriousness of the second crash, the sheriff's office said, and other factors are being investigated.