June 26, 2023, DIP News

On 06/23/2023, at approximately 4:24 p.m., the Grant County Sheriff’s Office reported a one vehicle rollover crash with injuries, in the Township of Waterloo.

Deputies arrived on scene and after a brief investigation it was determined that Ryan J. Udelhofen, 35, of Lancaster, was traveling east on Highway 133, near Elmdale Road. He was driving a 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser. Udelhofen entered a corner at a high rate of speed and lost control of the vehicle crashing into the gravel on the south side of the roadway before overcorrecting, crossing into oncoming traffic and entering the ditch on the north side of the roadway where he hit the embankment and the vehicle rolled. Udelhofen was ejected from the vehicle in the process.

Udelhofen was transported to Grant Regional Medical Center by Potosi EMS. An investigation was conducted and a charge of 3rd Offense Operating While Intoxicated will be referred to the Grant County District Attorney for Udelhofen. Assisting at the scene were Potosi Fire and EMS. Arrow Towing of Lancaster removed the vehicle from the scene.

Persons arrested and/or referred for charges by the Grant County Sheriff’s Office are presumed innocent until proven guilty by a court of law. An arrest only indicates probable cause for formal charges. The names of victims and witnesses to a crime have been withheld per Wisconsin Statute §950.0