RANTOUL, Wis. (WFRV) – Deputies with the Calumet County Sheriff’s Office provided an update on the deadly September 3 crash at the intersection of Irish Road and CTH E, including the identity of the victim.
The crash remains under investigation; however, deputies identified the 89-year-old victim as Nancy Wesener of Brillion.
According to an earlier release, deputies were alerted that a two-vehicle crash had occurred shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 3, at the Irish Road and County Highway E intersection in Rantoul.
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Initial investigations reportedly show that an SUV with one occupant was stopped at a stop sign, with a sedan heading westbound. The SUV, driven by an 18-year-old Chilton woman, reportedly entered the intersection into the path of the sedan.
The 18-year-old woman was left unharmed; however, the driver of the sedan, Wesener, died from her injuries at the scene.
According to the release, the failure to yield right of way was a potential factor; however, the incident is still under investigation.
