PATCH GROVE, WI – On May 21, 2025, at approximately 8:15 p.m., a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Hwy 18 and Hwy 35 in the Town of Patch Grove left three people with minor injuries, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.

Dennis Nagel, 46, of Prairie du Chien, was driving northbound on Hwy 35 in a 2006 Chrysler Sebring when he stopped at the intersection. Nagel attempted a left turn onto Hwy 18, failing to yield to an eastbound 2015 Buick Encore driven by a 29-year-old from Fennimore. The resulting collision caused minor injuries to Nagel, the Fennimore driver, and her minor passenger. All three were transported to Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie du Chien for treatment.

Investigators noted signs of impairment in Nagel, who was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) 2nd offense causing injury. He also received citations for Operating after Revocation, Open Intoxicants – Driver, and Failure to Yield Right of Way from a Stop Sign.

Both vehicles sustained heavy damage and were towed by Milo’s Towing of Prairie du Chien. The Wisconsin State Patrol, West Grant EMS, Bloomington First Responders, and Bloomington Fire Department assisted at the scene.

Persons arrested by the Grant County Sheriff’s Office are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Victim and witness names are withheld per Wisconsin Statute §950.04.