{"id":72899,"date":"2026-05-01T16:48:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/72899\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T16:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:48:11","slug":"we-energies-worker-killed-in-walworth-county-crash-oklahoma-man-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/72899\/","title":{"rendered":"We Energies worker killed in Walworth County crash; Oklahoma man arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen news breaks, when severe weather strikes, when you need to know first, there&#8217;s only one place to turn. WISN 12 News. Milwaukee&#8217;s news leader, unmatched coverage live from your neighborhood. Investigations that get results and *** forecast that keeps you safe. Trust WISN 12 News, Milwaukee&#8217;s number one news all evening long with Deana Gutierrez, Derrick Rose, Rya Spignner, Blake Eason, Dario Melendez, and Mark. 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Download the 12 News app.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>We Energies worker killed in Walworth County crash; Oklahoma man arrested<\/p>\n<p>A New Berlin man was found dead in a Walworth County road Thursday morning. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wisn.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"WISN logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 11:41 AM CDT May 1, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisn.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA We Energies worker was killed in a Walworth County crash Thursday morning.  The Walworth County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said it arrested an Oklahoma man after the crash near Highway 20 and Townline Road in the Town of Troy. Officials said 911 callers reported that a vehicle struck a 65-year-old New Berlin man and drove off. After the crash, officials said the vehicle returned to the scene.  Officials arrested the driver, whom they identified as Rashad Johnson, 50, of Norman, Oklahoma. Officials said he was arrested on suspicion of homicide by negligent use of a motor vehicle.  We Energies said the man was conducting survey work in Walworth County at the time of the crash. &#8220;Our thoughts and prayers are with the employee\u2019s family, friends and coworkers,&#8221; a We Energies spokesperson said in a statement. &#8220;We extend our condolences during this incredibly difficult time. The safety of our employees is a core value of our company. We remind all drivers to please slow down around workers.&#8221; Top headlinesResidents jump from windows to escape Milwaukee apartment fire FBI questions Minocqua brewery owner after controversial post about President TrumpWISDOT announces 54-hour closure for Mitchell Interchange projectMilwaukee aldermen challenge new bagged leaf policyWATCH Child stuck in claw machine in Wisconsin\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tTROY, Wis. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>A We Energies worker was killed in a Walworth County crash Thursday morning. <\/p>\n<p> The Walworth County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said it arrested an Oklahoma man after the crash near Highway 20 and Townline Road in the Town of Troy. <\/p>\n<p>Officials said 911 callers reported that a vehicle struck a 65-year-old New Berlin man and drove off. <\/p>\n<p>After the crash, officials said the vehicle returned to the scene.  <\/p>\n<p>Officials arrested the driver, whom they identified as Rashad Johnson, 50, of Norman, Oklahoma. Officials said he was arrested on suspicion of homicide by negligent use of a motor vehicle. <\/p>\n<p>We Energies said the man was conducting survey work in Walworth County at the time of the crash. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our thoughts and prayers are with the employee\u2019s family, friends and coworkers,&#8221; a We Energies spokesperson said in a statement. &#8220;We extend our condolences during this incredibly difficult time. The safety of our employees is a core value of our company. We remind all drivers to please slow down around workers.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Top headlines<\/p>\n<p>WATCH Child stuck in claw machine in Wisconsin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When news breaks, when severe weather strikes, when you need to know first, there&#8217;s only one place to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":72900,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[99],"tags":[112,39518,11957,26724,39516,190,39515,2360,2038,39514,5729,39517,3416,39509,39511,3618,23345,32724,34552,39513,34283,743,39510,39512,21450],"class_list":["post-72899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-berlin","tag-berlin","tag-caller","tag-crash","tag-dead","tag-first-responder","tag-germany","tag-highway","tag-homicide","tag-new-berlin","tag-new-berlin-man","tag-news-release","tag-norman","tag-official","tag-oklahoma","tag-oklahoma-man","tag-police","tag-scene","tag-sheriff","tag-town","tag-townline-road","tag-troy","tag-vehicle","tag-walworth","tag-walworth-county-crash","tag-wisconsin"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116500346247669222","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72899\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}