Man Dies After ATV Crash on Cheese County Trail

On July 3, 2021, at about 12:52 p.m., Green County Deputies and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Wardens responded to the location of W7700 block of the Cheese County Trail, in the Town of Cadiz, for a single ATV crash with injuries.
A 65-year-old male operator of the ATV died from injuries after his ATV struck a deer standing on the trail. The ATV was traveling west on the trail at the time of the collision. The ATV left the trail after striking the deer and entered a steep embankment, where it collided with trees.
The driver of the ATV was wearing safety equipment.
Responding public safety agencies included Monroe EMS, Monroe 800, Browntown First Response and Fire Department, South Wayne Fire Department and First Response, Wisconsin State Patrol, MedFlight, the Green County Coroner, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
The incident remains under investigation by the Wisconsin DNR.
Patrick J. Heim, age 65 of Shullsburg, WI, has been identified as the victim in Saturday afternoon's fatal ATV crash in Cadiz Township.