Tuesday 8/28/18
28 August 2018 News
Four Hurt During Race The Lake Crash
The conclusion of the Race the Lake bicycle race around Lake Winnebago was marred by a multi-bike collision that injured 15 riders and sent four of them to the hospital Sunday. Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Captain Ryan Waldschmidt says it happened on County Highway WH near McCabe Road during a portion of the race when riders are getting weary and are drafting off each other to try and gain an advantage. He says they are passing within inches of each other and two of them collided starting a chain reaction. He says, “This stretch of roadway is downhill and it is also curvy and there were a pack of about 50 bicyclists traveling together in a real tight group and they were moving about 40 miles an hour when a couple of bikes made contact with each other.” The four who were taken to St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac with non-life threatening injuries included Colin Hansel of Madison, Thomas Doughty of Joliet, Illinois, Martin Bell of Highland Park, Illinois, and Dave Haase of Fond du Lac who has competed in the Race Across America event.
FDL Family Displaced By House Fire
Careless use of smoking materials is believed to be the cause of a fire that damaged a home at 75 East Rees Street in Fond du Lac early Sunday morning. Fire was coming from a second story window when fire crews arrived. Two people were treated at the scene and two pets were rescued. The fire displaced a family. There were no working smoke detectors in the home.
Accident Scheme
Dodge County Sheriff’s officials say a woman claiming to need money to help out a family member that was involved in an accident conned a resident out of $80 Sunday in the Town of Rubicon. Authorities got two reports of the woman going door-to-door in the area of Highway 60 with the story. The Sheriff’s Office says the suspect has been identified and is under investigation. The woman could be facing fraud charges.
Chip Sealing Work On Highway 49 Rescheduled
The state’s Department of Transportation has rescheduled the chip seal work for State Highway 49 between the village of Brandon and the city of Waupun due to weather. Chip seal operations will now take place Thursday and Friday. Highway 49 will be closed during chip seal work. The chip seal had been scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday this week. Local access will be maintained to businesses and properties in the work zone.
Markesan Police Handing Out Packers Trading Cards
Police in Markesan are handing out Green Bay Packer trading cards to kids in the community. Police Chief Will Pflum says thanks to the Markesan Chamber of Commerce they will be able to hand out about 500 sets of Packer’s trading cards. Each of the 20 cards features a player and a safety message on back. Collectible uncut sheets of the cards will be given out as raffle prizes and during special events. Kids that see a Markesan Police officer can flag them down if they want a set, but are asked to do so in a safe manner and when the officer is not responding to a call.
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