The Monroe County 911 Communications Center received a report of an injury crash involving a horse on Highway 131 and Hilldale Avenue, south of Tomah, at 11:56 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17.
A 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt operated by Jonathan Schendel, 24, of rural Wilton was southbound on Highway 131, in the vicinity of Hilldale Avenue, when he struck a horse that was in the roadway.
Schendel suffered non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the crash, and he was checked at the scene by EMS personnel and later transported to a medical facility by private vehicle. The horse suffered life-threatening injuries and died at the scene. The owner was contacted regarding the condition of the horse.
The Tomah Police Department, the Wisconsin State Patrol, the Tomah Area Ambulance Service, the Oakdale Fire Department and First Responders and the Monroe County 911 Communications Center assisted the sheriff’s office, which is investigating the crash.
