ORFORDVILLE - A 22-year-old Brodhead man was killed in a single-vehicle accident west of Orfordville over the weekend.
The driver has been identified as Cody L. Rader.
Rock County Sheriff deputies, along with Orfordville Fire and EMS personnel, responded to the accident on Wisconsin 11, west of Potter Road in Spring Valley Township, after receiving a report of a heavily damaged car on a steep embankment at 6:55 a.m. Sunday.
The first responding deputy discovered the driver of the vehicle had been ejected. There were no passengers in the vehicle, according to a news release from the Rock County Sheriff's Dept.
The investigation determined the vehicle was westbound on Wis. 11 when it veered off the north side of the road and traveled on to an elevated driveway, causing the car to become airborne. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene by Rhea Ellestad from the Rock County Medical Examiner's Office.
The Rock County Sheriff's Office Crash Reconstruction Team responded to the scene and is completing a detailed crash reconstruction. Although the crash is still under investigation, it appears speed was a contributing factor, the news release said. The driver was not wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash.
The car was not visible in the darkness but was discovered when it became light out. The time of the crash is uncertain.
The driver has been identified as Cody L. Rader.
Rock County Sheriff deputies, along with Orfordville Fire and EMS personnel, responded to the accident on Wisconsin 11, west of Potter Road in Spring Valley Township, after receiving a report of a heavily damaged car on a steep embankment at 6:55 a.m. Sunday.
The first responding deputy discovered the driver of the vehicle had been ejected. There were no passengers in the vehicle, according to a news release from the Rock County Sheriff's Dept.
The investigation determined the vehicle was westbound on Wis. 11 when it veered off the north side of the road and traveled on to an elevated driveway, causing the car to become airborne. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene by Rhea Ellestad from the Rock County Medical Examiner's Office.
The Rock County Sheriff's Office Crash Reconstruction Team responded to the scene and is completing a detailed crash reconstruction. Although the crash is still under investigation, it appears speed was a contributing factor, the news release said. The driver was not wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash.
The car was not visible in the darkness but was discovered when it became light out. The time of the crash is uncertain.