A crash at the entrance of Alpine Valley on Townline Road ended in the death of a City of Racine and Raymond firefighter.
Maxwell J. Bayer, 31, was identified in a news release from the Walworth County Sheriff’s Department Friday, following the crash, which occurred on Oct. 10 at about 12:30 p.m.
According to the release, the Walworth County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting the crash on County Highway D and Townline Road, East Troy, at the entrance to Alpine Valley.
Deputies and the East Troy Fire Department arrived to find Bayer in the northwest ditch. Emergency personnel provided care and Bayer was transported to East Troy Municipal Airport for Flight for Life, but died before he could be transported.
Bayer was a 14-year member and captain of the Raymond Fire and Rescue Department. Last year, he became a Racine firefighter and EMT. He attended Waterford Union High School and Waukesha County Technical College before becoming a firefighter.
A procession from Lakeland Medical Center in Elkhorn to a Mount Pleasant funeral home was held Saturday, and services are scheduled for Friday.
A fundraising page for Max’s wife and the couple’s unborn child can be found at pffwcf.networkforgood.com/projects/236799-baby-bayer-scholarship-fund.
The news release went on the say that the driver of the car was a 17-year-old male from Eagle, who was not injured and fully cooperating with the investigation.
