Crime & Safety
21-Year-Old Dies In High-Speed Crash: Report
Authorities say speed was a factor in a 21-year-old's fatal crash in which he struck two utility poles and a rock.
RACINE COUNTY, WI — Authorities in Racine County say a 21-year-old man is dead following a high-speed crash late Thursday.
On Thursday, May 11 just after 10 p.m., Racine County sheriff's, deputies were dispatched to the 3900 block of W. Highway K in the Town of Raymond, for a rollover accident.
Officials said that a witness originally reported hearing the accident and located the driver laying next to the vehicle.
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Deputies arrived on scene and found a car laying on its side, in a yard. The car had driven
through two utility poles and struck a large rock. It appeared that the car had rolled at least
once, ejecting the driver, sheriff's officials said.
Officials say the driver, and lone occupant of the vehicle was a 21-year-old Town of Raymond
resident, and was not wearing a seatbelt. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. Speed appears to be a factor in the accident.
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The name of the deceased will not be released until the family is notified.
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