TOWN OF PLAINFIELD, WI (OnFocus) – On October 25, 2023 at 9:26 P.M, the Waushara County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a call of a one-vehicle crash on STH 73 in the area of County Road KK in the Town of Plainfield, WI.
During the investigation of the crash, Deputies were advised by one of the occupants that their vehicle was struck by another vehicle that fled the scene. The driver, Deborah J. Peterke 67 from Hancock, WI was pronounced dead on scene by the Medical Examiner after Plainfield Fire Dept/Rescue and Waushara EMS attempted life saving measures. The surviving passenger, Lynn Olson 63 from Hancock was transported to a hospital for injuries sustained from the crash.
The striking vehicle was located. The driver, Daniel L. Sawyer, age 60, from Wisconsin Rapids, was arrested and transported to Waushara County Jail.
The Waushara County Sheriff’s Office has requested charges of Hit and Run Injury, Hit and Run causing Death, and Recklessly Endangering Safety.
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