Stephen Kaplon, who was from Ogema at the time of the crash, pleaded guilty to a homicide-by-vehicle charge in connection with a rollover crash in Taylor County that killed his wife.
According to WAOW, Kaplon pleaded guilty to a homicide-by-vehicle charge stemming from the deadly rollover crash in Taylor County that killed his wife, Sharon Kaplon.
The crash happened in October 2025 on County Road C near Wood Lake Avenue in the Township of Rib Lake, Taylor County. Per wjfw.com, a preliminary investigation found the vehicle veered off the roadway and entered the west ditch, and that it struck two trees. The crash was a rollover.
Sharon Kaplon Died After Being Flown to Wausau Hospital
Sharon Kaplon was Stephen Kaplon's wife. The station's earlier report noted she was taken by ambulance to Aspirus Medford Hospital and then flown to Aspirus Wausau Hospital, but she died from her injuries.
At the time of the crash, Stephen Kaplon was arrested for homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle and held at the Taylor County Jail on a $200,000 cash bond, the same report noted. Homicide charges were filed against Kaplon.
Kaplon Was Reported as 49
A Marshfield News Herald account from Oct. 21, 2025, described the driver as 49 and said he received medical attention after the crash but had no serious injuries.
