The names of those involved in a fatal crash in Fond du Lac County have been released.
During a news conference, the Sheriff’s Department reported that 19-year-old Taya Grimes died in the crash in the Town of Auburn on New Year’s Eve.
She had been ejected from a car after it was involved in a crash and ended up being dragged about three miles by a second vehicle.
19-year-old Jatziel Encarnacion of West Bend was behind the wheel of that second vehicle, and he was arrested on a charge of hit-and-run causing death.
A second person ejected from the first car may have also been hit, but the investigation is still ongoing.
Authorities called the case very complex and noted that both vehicles were leaving a party where underage drinking and drugs were present.
Anyone with any additional information is encouraged to call the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Department’s tip line at 920-906-4777.