St. Croix County crash leaves 2 young men dead

A western Wisconsin crash has left two young men dead, according to the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office.

Authorities say deputies were sent to the 2200 block of County Trunk Highway DD in Baldwin Township after the Emergency Communication Center was called just after 4 a.m. Friday. Dispatchers learned the call was placed due to an “automatic crash notification” from a cell phone.

Once deputies arrived, they found two “extensively damaged” vehicles – a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze and a 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. They also found two Wisconsin men – one a 24-year-old from Baldwin and the other an 18-year-old from Emerald – who were pronounced dead at the scene.

On Sunday, July 6, 2025, the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office identified the two as 18-year-old Cody Klasse, who was driving the Chevrolet Cruze, and 24-year-old Maxwell Krueger, who was driving the Equinox.

The Sheriff’s Office stated that the Cruze was traveling west when it collided with the eastbound Equinox, although the authorities have not yet determined the cause of the crash.

No one else was traveling with the men at the time of the crash, authorities add.