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Traffic Accidents: April 17, 2012
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Lafayette County Sheriff

DARLINGTON - A vehicle owned by Ryan L. Struck, 28, Belmont, rolled from a parking lot and into a yard on Hazel Street in Belmont at about 6:20 a.m. Friday, April 13.

- Thomas H. Fritsch, 49, Dodgeville, reported at 7:53 p.m. Friday, April 13, that he hit a deer on Wisconsin 23 in the Town of Darlington.

- No injuries were reported in a one-vehicle accident on County G in the Town of Belmont at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 14, after Harold B. Fox, 81, Rewey, failed to negotiate a curve with the 1980 Ford truck he was driving, veered into the ditch and hit a power pole. The truck was moderately damaged. A possible mechanical failure in the truck may have been a contributing factor to the accident.

- An Amish horse and buggy were parked alongside an unoccupied 1994 Pontiac Grand Prix on Center Drive Road in the Town of Elk Grove at 4:55 p.m. Saturday, April 14, when the horse became agitated, untied itself from the buggy and ran into the Pontiac, causing damage to the vehicle.

- Joan Miller, 71, Monroe, reported no injuries at 8:18 p.m. Saturday, April 14, after she hit a deer on Wisconsin 11 in the Town of Wayne. The vehicle was moderately damaged and towed.

- A deputy assisted with traffic control on County G in the Town of Willow Springs at 11:11 p.m. Saturday, April 14, until the Lafayette County Highway Department could cut up and remove a felled tree that was blocking the road.

- No injuries were reported in an accident on County G in the Town of Belmont at 5:56 p.m. Sunday, April 15, after Elaine E. Bunker, 62, Platteville, hit an Amish horse and buggy operated by a 17-year-old male. Bunker told deputies she had slowed down but was unable to avoid hitting the buggy after the horse became agitated and veered into her path. The collision threw the boy from the buggy, but he reported no injuries. The 2004 Dodge van Bunker was driving was moderately damaged and towed from the scene. Belmont Ambulance assisted.