Louisiana man dead following UTV rollover in Grant County

On Wednesday, at 5:23pm, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office took a report of a roll-over UTV crash on private property, just off of Oak Rd north of Dickeyville, in the Town of Paris. When officers arrived on scene, they learned 27-year-old Mario Cardenas of St. Landry LA, was driving a UTV down a hill when he lost control on the muddy hillside. The UTV rolled onto its side pinning Cardenas underneath of it. Cardenas was the lone occupant on the UTV and was not wearing his seat belt. Cardenas was located approximately two hours after he left on the UTV, and was unresponsive and showed no signs of life. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources with the investigation. The Dickeyville Fire Department and Dickeyville EMS assisted at the scene. This incident remains under investigation.