TOWN OF DUNKIRK, Wis. — A man who died after he drove into the Yahara River on Christmas Eve was identified Wednesday.
The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office said Jacob C. Kleven, 45, of Stoughton died of injuries sustained in the crash, which occurred at around 8:05 a.m. in the 2500 block of Hammond Road.
Kleven was pronounced dead at the scene. Additional testing is underway.
Dane County Sheriff’s officials said Kleven’s 2015 Dodge Durango was found in the river and he was found dead about 100 feet from the vehicle.
A preliminary investigation found that he failed to negotiate a snow-covered curve and drove into the river. The incident remains under investigation.
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