A hit-and-run crash involving a car and a motorcycle left one person dead in Portage County on Sunday.
Officers were called to State Highway 22 near the Waushara County line in the Town of Belmont at about 5:15 p.m. A 51-year-old passenger on the motorcycle died, while the motorcycle operator suffered minor injuries.
Officers caught up to the suspected vehicle in Waushara County and arrested the driver. He was identified as 30-year-old Jose Zuniga of Wautoma.
Zuniga was arrested on suspicion of operating while intoxicated, hit-and-run causing injury, and homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle, according to authorities. The allegations have not been proven in court. He was being held in the Portage County Jail awaiting a court appearance.
The investigation remains active. Responders included agencies from Wild Rose and Waushara, the Portage County Medical Examiner, and the Wisconsin State Patrol.
