Fond du Lac County Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt released a statement Wednesday evening regarding a fatal crash on Golf Course Drive this month involving three teenagers from Fond du Lac County. The crash claimed the lives of the driver and front seat passenger. The rear seat passenger received non life-threatening injuries.
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office has been informed that the driver in the January 21st crash died from injuries sustained in this crash earlier today (Wednesday). On behalf of the sheriff’s office and all emergency personnel involved in the response, we express our heartfelt condolences to the families, friends, classmates, and other loved ones grieving from this tragedy.
The names and information regarding the occupants include:
Driver: Thomas Koenigs – 16 years old – St. Mary’s Springs Academy
Front Seat Passenger: Nevins Zoch – 16 years old – Laconia High School
Rear Seat Passenger: Gillian Schwartz – 16 years old – Fond du Lac High School
The crash and circumstances leading up to it remain under investigation, and no further information can be released at this time.
Sheriff Ryan F. Waldschmidt
