The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office has launched a crash reduction effort following a spike in traffic fatalities this year. Sheriff Dale Schmidt says 18 people have lost their lives on Dodge County roadways this year. That’s up from 12 in 2016, and an average of 10.6 traffic fatalities from 2011 through 2015. Schmidt says the Sheriff’s Office will be conducting increased enforcement efforts, especially in high crash areas focusing on speed enforcement and aggressive driving. Schmidt says between 2011 and 2014, nearly 42 percent of fatal crashes were alcohol or drug related, 21 percent were speed related and 26 percent were a result of inattentive driving. Schmidt says his office has been working on a comprehensive, long term problem solving effort to improve traffic safety, with a goal of a 25 to 50 percent reduction in fatal crashes next year:
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
todayMarch 27, 2025
A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
todayMarch 27, 2025
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