BRODHEAD - An 18-year-old Brodhead man is dead after a two/vehicle crash Monday night at an intersection known for deadly crashes. It was the sixth fatal crash of the year on Green County roads and comes just two days after the previous fatal accident, which claimed the life of a 29-year-old Davis, Ill. man just miles away.
The driver of the motorcycle, Aaron Doyle, 18, of Brodhead, was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Green County Coroner’s Office. Helmet and eye protection use are unknown.
According to the Green County Sheriff's Office, at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 23, the Green County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a two vehicle crash with serious injuries at the intersection of Wis. 11/81 and County GG in the Town of Spring Grove. Deputies, along with Brodhead Police Department, Brodhead Fire Department, and Brodhead EMS, were dispatched to the scene.
Initial investigation revealed that a Red 2024 Kawasaki ZR900 sport bike occupied by Doyle, the lone subject, was traveling eastbound on Wis. 11 and attempted to make a left hand turn onto County GG. Doyle's motorcycle entered into oncoming traffic and was struck by a Black 2023 Chevrolet Silverado pickup, driven by Rudy Bennett, 49, of Monticello. Bennett was the lone occupant in the pickup and had been traveling westbound on Wis. 11. The motorcycle sustained severe disabling damage. The pickup sustained disabling damage with airbag deployment. Both vehicles were towed from the scene.
At the time of the collision, Bennett was properly restrained and sustained non life-threatening injuries.
The Green County Sheriff's Office was assisted by the Rock County Sheriff's Office (crash reconstruction unit) and the Green County Highway Department (traffic control). The roadway remained closed for approximately five hours. No additional information will be released at this time.
The crash, which is Green County's sixth traffic fatality of 2023, remains under investigation.
The intersection has seen its share of fatal crashes over the years. It is the second fatal accident at the spot this year alone, with a man killed in May. In 2021, three men were killed at the intersection in an accident involving a semi. In 2020, a Brodhead woman was killed there.
Davis man dies in border rollover
Adam P. Buckler, 29, of Davis, Ill., was in an accident along the Illinois border, also in the Town of Spring Grove on Saturday, Oct. 21. He succumbed to his injuries the following day on Sunday, Oct. 22.
At 11:11 p.m. on Saturday, the Green County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a single vehicle crash in the W500 block of Stateline Road, Town of Spring Grove. Deputies, along with Brodhead Fire Department, Brodhead EMS, and UW Med Flight, were dispatched to the scene.
Initial investigation revealed that a Purple 1997 Chrysler Cirrus with one occupant was traveling northbound on Best Road in Illinois and failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of Best Road and Stateline Road. The vehicle then collided with an embankment on the north side of Stateline Road, became airborne and entered a field where it overturned numerous times before coming to rest and combusting in flames.
The vehicle sustained severe disabling damage and was towed from the scene. Due to the extent of the damage, airbag deployment and restraint use are unknown. Buckler sustained life threatening injuries and was transported by medical helicopter for treatment.
Buckler died the following day, on Sunday, Oct. 22.
The roadway remained closed for approximately two hours. No additional information has been released.