Evelyn Gurney from the Reedsburg School District was killed early on Friday morning in Excelsior, a town in Sauk County, when she was struck by a pickup truck.
Gurney’s passing was reported via a Facebook post that reads:
“We were deeply saddened to hear about the death of RWD’s Pee Wee Evelyn #42 in a vehicle incident today, May 12th, 2023. Although we did not have the privilege of knowing her personally, we understand how devastating this loss must be for her loved ones and the Reedsburg/Wis. Dell’s Youth Hockey family.”
Accident Details:
The incident happened just before 7:30 a.m. on Highway 23/33 near Northwoods Drive, according to the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office, as the student, Gurney, was waiting for a school bus. The bus had to stop and move into the westbound lane to pick up a student.
According to the Sheriff’s Office’s remarks, the driver of the involved Ford F-150 swerved to the right to avoid colliding with the bus because he could not come to a complete stop behind the stopped bus.
Upon further investigation by the department, it was discovered that the car struck the rear right side of the bus, drove down a driveway on the north side of the highway, hit the student, and stopped in a ditch.
While a crew from the University of Wisconsin MedFlight and emergency responders from several neighborhood organizations gave it their all.
The accident site medical personnel declared Evelyn Gurney dead. A few scrapes and bruises were left on the truck driver. According to the officials, there were no casualties among the students riding on the bus.
The goal of “Goals for Gurney,” a GoFundMe page started by Evelyn’s friends, is to raise $1,000 in her honor so that her family is possible to pay for the funeral services.
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