TOWN OF GREEN LAKE (NBC 26) — A 77 year-old woman from the Markesan area has died of her injuries after a crash involving the scooter she was driving and a pickup truck.
The Green Lake County Sheriff's Office reports the crash happened Thursday, Aug. 29 just before 6 p.m on County Highway N near Center Road in the Town of Green Lake.
When they arrived, deputies found a motorized scooter overturned in the ditch and Linda Miles nearby. She was taken to the hospital where she died of her injuries.
Investigators determined a pickup truck they say was driven by 80 year-old James Prochnow, also from the Markesan area, hit the scooter from behind. He was not hurt.
The crash is being investigated by the Green Lake County Sheriff's Office.