AUBURN, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A woman died and four of her passengers were ejected from the vehicle in a New Year’s Eve crash in Fond du Lac County.
It happened after 1 a.m. Sunday on Highway 45 near Sandy Road in the town of Auburn.
Officials say a vehicle traveling southbound entered the west ditch, striking a culvert. The vehicle then overturned several times before coming to a rest. There were five occupants inside the vehicle, four were ejected during the crash.
After being ejected from the vehicle, the driver, a 19 year-old Hartford woman, was struck by another vehicle. She was drug from the scene and located by deputies three miles from the initial crash site. The woman was pronounced deceased. Three other passengers were transported to medical facilities with serious life-threatening injuries:
A 17-year-old boy from West Bend
A 16-year-old girl from Theresa
A 17-year-old passenger from Milwaukee
And a fourth passenger, a 21-year-old from Iron Ridge, was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
The investigation into these crashes remains active and ongoing, and alcohol is believed to be a factor in the initial crash.
