Fatal Farm Accident - Child Struck by Skidsteer

On September 28, 2022, at approximately 8:10 PM , the Dunn County Communication Center received a call of a 4 year old child that was struck by a skid steer in the Town of Peru, Dunn County.

The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office along with Dunn County First Responders, The Pepin County Sheriff’s Office, Durand Fire and Durand ambulance all responded to the scene. Life Link helicopter also responded. The responding units provided medical care at the scene but the 4 year old succumbed to his injuries and died at the scene. He was pronounced deceased by the Dunn County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Preliminary investigation shows that the skid steer was being operated by an adult family member when the child was struck and ran over by the machine.

This incident remains under investigation by the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office and the Dunn County Medical Examiner’s office.

Fatal House Fire - Town of Dunn

On May 11, 2022, at approximately 1:58 AM, the Dunn County Communication Center received a call from an individual who advised of a structure fire at a residence. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office and the Menomonie Fire Department responded to the incident address of N2910 370th Street in the Township of Dunn, Dunn County, Wisconsin.

Upon arrival, the single story home was a fully involved working structure fire. It was quickly reported that an individual was trapped inside the residence. Another individual was able to get out of the residence prior to the fire department’s arrival. The Menomonie Fire Department was able to locate the individual and extricated the individual from the residence. Once outside the residence, life saving measures were performed but the individual succumbed to their injuries. The individual was pronounced deceased on scene. An autopsy is being conducted at the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office this morning.

The cause and origin of the fire is under investigation. The name of the deceased individual will not be released, at this time, pending family notification.

Assisting with the incident was the Menomonie Fire Department, the Elmwood Fire Department and the Dunn County Medical Examiner’s Office.

*** The victim in the fire has been identified as:

GUSTAVO A. XICALHUA TLAXCOLA , 20 Years of age***

Vehicle Fires - I94/HY 12/29 Interchange

At 9:12 am on Thursday, March 24th, 2022 the Dunn County Communications Center received a call about multiple vehicles on fire at the Park-and-Ride lot on US 12 at I-94.

The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, Wisconsin State Patrol, Elk Mound Fire Department, Menomonie Fire Department and Colfax Ambulance responded to the scene.

Upon arrival, there were three vehicles on fire. The fire crews were able to keep the fire from spreading to additional vehicles and extinguished the fire. There were no injuries from the fire. There was a vehicle seen leaving the Park-and-Ride after the fire started. That vehicle was located and two individuals were taken into custody on unrelated charges in St. Croix County.

The cause of the fire was suspicious in nature and remains under investigation by the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Wisconsin Department of Justice – Fire Marshalls Office.