COLOMA, Wis. (WFRV) – Officials with the Waushara County Sheriff’s Office have identified those involved in a fatal mid-July crash on I-39.
According to a release from the Waushara County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were notified at 11:23 p.m. on Thursday, July 17, of a northbound driver going the wrong way in the southbound lanes of I-39 near mile marker 124 in the Township of Coloma.
While responding to the initial report, deputies were alerted at 11:29 p.m. of a crash on I-39 near mile marker 125.
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A northbound driver involved in the crash, 59-year-old Scott Overfelt from Wisconsin Rapids, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Waushara County Medical Examiner.
The wrong-way driver, 39-year-old Dana Markko from Amherst, was initially taken to UW-Health in Madison with serious injuries. Markko was said to have died from her injuries on July 19.
Officials say that a preliminary investigation, supported by witness statements, toxicology testing, and an investigation at the scene, confirms Markko was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.
This was a tragic and entirely preventable event. Two lives are now lost-one an innocent motorist, the other a result of impaired and reckless decision making. We extend our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones affected by this devastating incident.
Waushara County Sheriff Wally Zuehlke
No other information is available at this time. An investigation into the crash remains ongoing by the Waushara County Crash Reconstruction Team.
