Fatal Crash

NEWS RELEASE

THOMPSON RD. FATAL CRASH

On January 8, 2018 at approximately 11:37 p.m., the Sauk County Communications Center was notified of a single vehicle traffic accident on Thompson Road north of North Dutch Hollow Road in the Town of La Valle.  Sauk County Sheriff’s Office Deputies, the La Valle Fire Department, and the Reedsburg Area Ambulance Service were sent to the scene.

The initial investigation shows a 2007 Toyota Prius was northbound on Thompson Road.  The vehicle crossed the centerline, entered the shoulder, and struck a rock embankment.  The vehicle then overturned, rolled, and came to rest on its tires.  A female occupant was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Sauk County Coroner’s Office.  Two male occupants in the vehicle were transported to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.  The names of the occupants are being withheld at this time pending notification of family.

This crash remains under investigation by the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office.   If you have any information regarding this incident, you are encouraged to contact the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office or Sauk County Crime Stoppers @ 1-888-TIP-SAUK (1-888-847-7285).

The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the La Valle Fire Department, Reedsburg Area Ambulance Service, the Sauk County Coroner’s Office, and Shield’s Towing.

Sheriff Chip Meister