UPDATE: The 79-year-old who was killed in a crash involving a dump truck and a cement truck on Tuesday has been identified as Thomas G. Hechimovich of Fond du Lac, according to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office.
Hechimovich was driving the SUV. According to deputies, Larry M. Potratz, 67, of Fond du Lac, was the driver of the dump truck, and Kirk B. Thew, 61, of Van Dyne, was driving the cement truck.
Investigators said an SUV headed east on County Highway B did not yield when turning left onto County Highway K and crashed into a westbound dump truck. The dump truck then hit a cement truck before ending up in a ditch.
According to deputies, Potratz suffered minor injuries. Thew was uninjured.
ORIGINAL REPORTING: A 79-year-old Fond du Lac man is dead after a crash involving a dump truck and a cement truck Tuesday afternoon. The crash happened at the intersection of County Highways B and K in Fond du Lac County near the Town of Eden.
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office said the crash happened just after 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Investigators said an SUV headed east on County Highway B did not yield when turning left onto County Highway K and crashed into a westbound dump truck. The dump truck then hit a cement truck before ending up in a ditch.
When first responders arrived at the crash, the driver of the SUV was not breathing and had no pulse. Authorities said, despite first responders trying to save his life, he died at the scene.
The driver of the dump truck, a 67-year-old Fond du Lac man, suffered minor injuries. The sheriff's office said he is cooperating with investigators.
The driver of the cement truck, a 61-year-old man from Van Dyne, was not hurt.
The crash is under investigation and the Sheriff's Office said they are not releasing the names of the men involved until the dead man's family are told what happened.
