HomeMy WebLinkAboutFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Fatal Accident in 1300 Block W South Park FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OSHKOSH POLICE DEPARTMENT
Date: 05/09/2018
Time: 11:45AM
Contact: Officer Kate Mann
Public Affairs/ Crime Prevention
(920)236-5742
Subject: UPDATE: Fatal Accident in 1300 Block W South Park
The Oshkosh Police Department is continuing to investigate the fatal vehicle
accident that occurred in the 1300 block of W. South Park Ave.
At 2:10 PM on 05/03/2018, the Oshkosh Fire Department and officers from
the Oshkosh Police Department responded to a report of a four year old child
that had been struck by a vehicle while riding her bike in the 1300 block of W.
South Park Ave. The child was transported to a local hospital where she was
pronounced dead.
UPDATE:
The Oshkosh Police Department continues to investigate this accident.
The driver of the vehicle that struck the child has been fully cooperative with
the Oshkosh Police Department and voluntarily submitted a blood sample to
officers. We are currently awaiting the toxicology results. We anticipate that the
toxicology results will take several months.
Preliminary investigation indicates that this accident doesn't appear to be
criminal in nature and there is no indication that alcohol or drugs were a
factor. At the conclusion of this investigation, the case will be submitted to the
Winnebago County's District Attorney's Office for their review.
Our hearts go out to all that have been affected by this tragic accident.