3/19/12 – Dodge County had its first fatal traffic accident of the year over the weekend. Sheriff’s officials say 45-year-old William Gruling of Dousman was killed when he stopped his vehicle in the northbound lane of State Highway 26 Friday afternoon and was hit from behind by a cargo truck. Gruling died at the scene. The truck driver, 65-year-old Richard Birkholz of Neenah, wasn’t injured. (KFIZ, Fond du Lac)