UPDATE: Fatal Crash in Dodge County

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UPDATE: Fatal Crash in Dodge County UPDATE: One person is dead after a crash where minivan drives into the back of a tractor trailer rig. INSIDE: Information from the Dodge County Sheriff's Office.

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UPDATED Wednesday, December 16, 2009 --- 4:55 p.m.

John Richards died at 11:21pm on 12-15-09 following a crash in Dodge County.

You can read details behind the crash in our story below.
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Posted Tuesday, December 15, 2009 --- 10:51 p.m.

Information from the Dodge County Sheriff's Office:

Just after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, John Kopas, 57, of Watertown, was backing a tractor trailer rig into a driveway from CTH CW. John Richards, 56, of Juneau, was operating his minivan east on CTH CW, then collided with the left side of the trailer, going went partially under it.

Kopas was not injured in the crash and a passenger in Richards' vehicle, Wilbur Uttke, 34, of Juneau, was transported to Watertown Hospital for treatment of non life threatening injuries.

Richards was transported to Watertown Hospital, then transferred by Flight for Life to Froedert Hospital in Milwaukee. .

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Posted by: Anon on Dec 17, 2009 at 07:04 PM

Dodge County sure has a lot of accidents.

Posted by: Jan Location: Madison on Dec 17, 2009 at 11:31 AM

If you look at the photos..the semi has reflectors all down the side of the trailer.. All semi's either have reflectors or lights.. (Owned one) ..so if you are driving and can't see a semi backing up on the highway with reflectors, I would like to know exactly what you were doing instead of paying attention to the highway...???? You can't always blame the Semi... other drivers cause 90% of the accidents to these big rigs by not understand the size / or amount of volucity that these rigs have..It's too bad the gentleman died. I am sure the driver of the semi feels very bad for his family, thinking I am sure that he caused this accident.

Posted by: Wil Location: Juneau on Dec 17, 2009 at 11:23 AM

First off the trailor was all white and blended in with the snow and road and to answer your question tellmemore the running lights were not visable from the curve of the road we had come around right before we hit the semi. Rob he was not on the phone or texting so there's your answer. Finally Tim he was paying attention to the road and was going the speed limit at the time. I was there you people werent find something better to do.

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