Fond du Lac teen charged as adult in crash that killed friend

Published
June 17, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Wisconsin
Highway HH in the Town of Calumet
Incident type
Crash

Summary

Car Crash Wisconsin Today in Wisconsin: A 16-year-old girl from Sheboygan was driving a small SUV packed with five friends, including one in the cargo area, on Highway HH in the Town of Calumet in northeastern Fond du Lac County on a Saturday night when she missed a curve and the vehicle overturned. Seventeen-year-old Kaitlyn Reinhardt of Kiel was killed in the crash, and the other five passengers sustained injuries, some of them serious. The driver, Madylin Blonigen, was charged as an adult with driving without a license causing death and great bodily harm; she told investigators she had smoked a THC vape prior to the crash but was not charged with driving while intoxicated.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Kaitlyn Reinhardt Passenger Fatal
Kristine Kopp's son Passenger Injured
Madylin Blonigen Unknown Unknown

Original reporting

Fond du Lac teen charged as adult in crash that killed friend

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