Dodge County Sheriff’s officials tell us a 71-year-old man from rural Randolph died in a single-vehicle crash on County Highway P near North Columbus Street in Randolph Monday night.
Investigators say the man was driving a 2004 International straight truck with a dump body west on County Highway P with the dump body in a raised position. It struck an overhead wire causing the truck to overturn and it trapped the driver inside.
The man suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene.
Deputies were dispatched to the scene at 7:29 pm Monday evening.
Bob Nelson is News Director in Ripon, and the voice of newscasts on WRPN and WAUH. Email him at bob.nelson@civicmedia.us.
