Crime & Safety
Alcohol Suspected as Factor in Plane Crash that Injured Port Pilot
A 38-year-old Port Washington man crashed his plane in southwestern Kewaunee County.
A 38-year-old Port Washington pilot was hurt Thursday after he crashed his plane in southwestern Kewaunee County.
Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash, according to the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Residents in the area heard a small plane flying through at about 10:40 p.m. Wednesday, but it wasn't until about 2:30 a.m. Thursday that pilot Charles Green showed up at a nearby home seeking help.
Another Port Washington pilot, 58-year-old native William Didier, in Riverwoods, IL. Two other passengers also died in that crash.
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Didier had moved to Cedar Grove just 5 months before his death. His brother , a person very attached to his family, music, and gardening, and .
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