18-year-old Sheboygan man dies, a 14-year-old boy among the others injured in a single-vehicle crash in the town of Auburn
A 18-year-old Sheboygan man is dead and three others are injured, including a 14-year-old boy, following a single-vehicle crash in the town of Auburn in Fond du Lac County on Saturday.
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office said a 31-year-old Kiel man was driving northbound on County Road GGG, north of County Road S, around 5:39 p.m., when he lost control of the vehicle resulting in the vehicle entering the east ditch before rolling over multiple times.
The vehicle then crossed back over the road before resting in a west ditch.
Three people, ages 14, 19 and 31, managed to get out of the vehicle, but 18-year-old Gavin Matter needed to be extricated.
Matter was flown via Flight for Life to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, where he later died, the Fond du Lac County Medical Examiner’s Office announced Monday.
A passenger, a 14-year-old Sheboygan boy, was initially transported to Froedtert Hospital in West Bend, before being flown via Flight for Life to Children's Hospital in Milwaukee. The sheriff's office said he has "serious injuries."
The 31-year-old driver and another passenger, a 19-year-old Kohler man, were transported to Froedtert Hospital in West Bend with "minor injuries." Both men have been released, the sheriff's office said.
"At this point in the investigation, it is believed that speed and careless operation of a vehicle are contributing factors in the crash," the sheriff's office said in a statement.
In addition to the sheriff's office, Kewaskum Fire Department and Ambulance, Campbellsport Ambulance, and West Bend Paramedics all responded to the scene. The Wisconsin State Patrol assisted at the scene as well, the sheriff's office said.
County Road GGG was shut down between County Road S and the Mauthe Lake Campground Entrance for approximately five hours.
Contact Drake Bentley at (414) 391-5647 or DBentley1@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @DrakeBentleyMJS.
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