According to a report from The Journal Times, Eugene Faust, 18, of Union Grove, Wisconsin, and a volunteer member and emergency medical technician (EMT) with the Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Department (UGYFD), was identified as the victim of a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred on State Highway 11 on July 14.
Police said Faust was not wearing a helmet when he collided with a Nissan Rogue just before 10 p.m. between Sylvania Avenue and 56th Road in Yorkville. He was transported by a Flight for Life helicopter ambulance to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa, where he died the following day. The driver of the car, a 43-year-old woman from Sturtveant, was not injured.
Faust’s coworkers at the UGYFD posted that he was proud to be a member of the fire department and was an active part of the team.
While attending Union Grove High School, Faust earned an associate’s degree from Gateway Technical College as a certified diesel mechanic. After graduating from high school, he became a certified firefighter and EMT.
In addition to being an active UGYFD member, Faust worked for Kriete Trucking Center and Jung Brothers Trucking as a diesel mechanic. Faust’s father said that he was also an organ donor who made many donations after he died.
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