Wauzeka man arrested after fleeing crash that injured Wauzeka woman and her dog
Apr 29, 2026, 6:05 AM CT
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On Sunday, April 26th, at approximately 8:41 a.m, Sheriff Dale McCullick reports that the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report that Katherine Oswald (68) of Wauzeka, Wisconsin, and her dog had been struck by a motor vehicle while walking along Rhein Hollow Road in the Township of Wauzeka.
The driver of the vehicle fled from the scene. Oswald and her dog sustained injures, and she was airlifted from the scene.
During the investigation, it was determined that Donovan Bruns (31) of Wauzeka, was the driver and he was operating his green 1996 Chevrolet Blazer. Bruns took extensive measures to hide and alter his vehicle in the State of Iowa. Bruns and his vehicle have been located, and he has been arrested on charges of 1st Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety, Reckless Driving Causing Great Bodily Harm, Duty Upon Striking Person, and Felony Obstruction.
Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at adam.hess@civicmedia.us.
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