Dodge County Single Vehicle Accident on Thanksgiving Results in Fatality

(Town of Trenton) An attempted traffic stop has resulted in a fatal accident Thursday morning. According to a press release from the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office, at about 1:20am, a Dodge County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted a traffic stop on a speeding car traveling on CTH C near HWY151 in the township of Trenton. While turning around to pursue the speeding vehicle, the vehicle accelerated away. Deputies quickly located the vehicle which had crashed into a tree adjacent to the roadway, and manually extricated the driver from the severely damaged car to begin lifesaving maneuvers. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, identified as a 21-year-old Fond du Lac area man, was later pronounced dead at the scene. The crash is currently under investigation by the Wisconsin State Patrol.