TOWN OF ELK GROVE - Lafayette County had its first motor vehicle fatality of 2023 on Tuesday morning, Jan. 10.

At 6:52 a.m., the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a 911 call relayed from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center, reporting a single motor vehicle rollover crash with injury in the 11000 block of County H, just north of the intersection of Back Road, Town of Elk Grove, in Lafayette County.  

Lafayette County Sheriff’s Deputies, Cuba City Fire and Cuba City EMS were immediately dispatched. The first Lafayette County Deputy arrived on scene at 6:56 a.m. and notified dispatch that the lone occupant of the vehicle was deceased.

The investigation of the crash revealed that Karissa Ann Bollant, 31 of Benton, was traveling southbound on County H in a 2000 Ford Explorer, when she failed to negotiate a curve, lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway and overturned. Bollant was ejected during the crash.

The Lafayette County Coroner’s Office declared Bollant dead at the scene as a result of the injuries suffered in the crash.

The Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Cuba City Fire Department and Lafayette County Coroner’s Office.

Road conditions at the time of the crash and a failure to wear a seatbelt are suspected of contributing to the crash. The crash remains under investigation.