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Friday, November 22, 2024

UW student dies in motor accident

Craig Houston, a UW-Madison student, was killed in a motorcycle accident Saturday Oct. 24 near Oshkosh, Wis.

Houston was traveling on his motorcycle on Highway 41 late Saturday night when he crashed and died on the scene, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.

Officials are still unclear if Houston was hit by another car.

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Houston was a junior at UW-Madison, according to UW-Madison spokesperson John Lucas.

""It's tremendously sad, and a loss to our entire community whenever we lose a student,"" he said.

According to his obituary from Westgor Funeral Homes, Houston graduated from Neenah High School in Neenah, Wis., in 2007.

The obituary also said he was an excellent student who was involved in various extra-curricular activities.

Houston's visitation is scheduled for Saturday Oct. 31 at 9:30 a.m. followed by the funeral at 1:00 p.m. at the St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Neenah, Wis.

 

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