Lowell, Dodge County, WI – A serious two-vehicle crash on State Highway 16/60 near Pratt Road left one driver critically injured Monday morning, forcing a temporary closure of the highway in the Town of Lowell.
According to the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the scene around 5:33 a.m. Monday after reports of a serious-injury crash involving a passenger vehicle and a pickup truck with a trailer. State Highway 16/60 was shut down for several hours during the emergency response and investigation but has since reopened to normal traffic.
Investigators say a 2022 Subaru Outback, traveling eastbound on Highway 16/60, crossed the center line and struck a westbound 2019 Ford F-550 pickup truck. The truck was pulling a tandem-axle trailer loaded with a mini excavator at the time of the crash.
The driver of the Subaru was identified as a 20-year-old man from Watertown. He sustained serious injuries and was airlifted by helicopter to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee for treatment.
The driver of the Ford pickup, a 26-year-old man from Fond du Lac, suffered minor injuries. He was transported to Marshfield Medical Center–Beaver Dam for evaluation.
Multiple agencies assisted at the scene, including the Dodge County Crash Investigation Team, Beaver Dam Paramedics, Watertown Paramedics, Wisconsin State Patrol, Beaver Dam Fire and EMS, the Dodge County Emergency Response Team, and local towing and highway crews.
The crash remains under active investigation by the Dodge County Crash Investigation Team. Anyone with questions is asked to contact Sheriff Dale J. Schmidt.
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