MARINETTE COUNTY (NBC 26) — A Neenah man is dead after ATV and dump truck crash
According to Marinette County Sheriff Jerry Sauve, on Saturday at 12:48 p.m., Marinette County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a serious crash involving an ATV and dump truck on Caldron Falls Road near Camp Bird.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and deputies were on scene within six minutes of the call.
Officials say the initial investigation revealed the dump truck was northbound when the lead ATV in the group came around the corner southbound, lost control and went left of center intro the truck.
The ATV operator was thrown from the machine. Rescue and paramedic attempts to save him were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The man who died was identified as 53-year-old Michael J. Goffard of Neenah.
The driver of the dump truck from Port Washington and his minor passenger were not injured.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Town of Stephenson Fire Department, Twin Bridge Rescue Squad, Bay Area Medical Paramedics, Wisconsin DNR Wardens, and the Marinette County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The crash remains under investigation.
This is the sixth traffic fatality in Marinette County in 2021.
