Woman Dies in Fatal ATV Crash in Salem Lakes

SALEM LAKES, Wis. (WRJN) – A 36-year-old woman died after her ATV crashed into a ditch in the Village of Salem Lakes on Saturday evening, authorities said.

The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Salem Lakes Fire Department responded around 9:11 p.m. to the 8600 block of 234th Avenue for a report of a single ATV that crashed.

Samantha Pageau of Salem Lakes was found lying unconscious and not breathing next to the ATV in the ditch, according to the sheriff’s department. Pageau was pronounced dead at the scene by the Kenosha County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the DNR and the Kenosha County Major Crash Assistance Team.