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News: Driver arrested after fatal Sugar Creek crash

by | Oct 13, 2021 | News

SUGAR CREEK, WI – An Elkhorn man is facing a number of charges in connection to a fatal multi-vehicle crash on Saturday.

According to Fox 6 Now, Walworth County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to reports of a reckless driver on Highway 12 at about 11:20 p.m.

The civilian who called police continued to follow the suspect until he hit an eastbound vehicle near County Highway H.

The driver of the second vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect, a 33-year-old man was located in a ditch nearby. He was flown to a nearby hospital in serious condition.

Charges currently pending against the suspect include, homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle, open intoxicants in a motor vehicle, operating left of center line, operate while intoxicated 1st offense.

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