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Traffic Accidents: Feb. 22, 2011
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Green County Sheriff

MONROE - No injuries were reported from a one-vehicle accident at about 10:02 p.m. Sunday on Wis. 69 at Gutzmer Road in the Town of Mt. Pleasant. Deputies report a vehicle driven by Gary L. Boss, 34, Beloit, was northbound when he attempted to make a U-turn at Gutzmer Road. His vehicle slid off the ice-covered roadway into a road sign. The van received moderate damage and was driven from the scene. Boss was cited for driving without insurance and was released.

- Andrew M. Mortimer, 25, Janesville, was eastbound when a deer collided with his vehicle at about 8 p.m. Saturday in the W4600 block of Wis. 11 in the Town of Jefferson. The vehicle received moderate damage.

- Ben W. Mesler, 23, Monticello, was westbound on County C when he collided with a deer at about 5 a.m. Thursday in the W5800 block of County C in the Town of Washington. The vehicle received moderate damage and was driven from the scene.

- Joshua G. Wedig, 27, Monroe, reported he was westbound when three deer ran into the path of his vehicle at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in the W5000 block of County W in the Town of New Glarus. His vehicle collided with a deer. It received minor damage and was driven from the scene.

Lafayette County Sheriff

DARLINGTON - Two people were injured in a one-vehicle accident at about 11:45 p.m. Friday on Wis. 78 in the Town of Gratiot. Deputies report Blake T. Simmons, 18, Galena, swerved to miss a deer and over-corrected the vehicle, which entered the ditch, struck a snow bank and rolled over, coming to rest on its roof in the middle of the highway. Simmons received minor injuries but refused medical treatment. A passenger in the vehicle, Brianna N. Laugesen, 15, Dubuque, was transported by Warren Ambulance to Midwest Medical Center in Galena. The vehicle received moderate damage and was towed from the scene. Simmons was arrested for driving while intoxicated and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was jailed. Warren Fire Department, Gratiot Fire Department and Gratiot First Response assisted.

- Two people were injured in a one-vehicle accident at about 9:30 a.m. Sunday on U. S. Highway 151 in the Town of Kendall. Deputies report Kendra A. Allen, 23, Madison, lost control on the slushy and ice roadway. The vehicle slid sideways and entered the right ditch where it them rolled over and came to rest on its side. Allen and a passenger were treated for minor injuries by Mineral Point EMS at the scene and refused medical transport. The vehicle received moderate damage and was towed.

- One person was injured in a one-vehicle rollover at about 3 a.m. Friday on Wis. 11 in the Town of Wayne. Deputies reports Ryan C. Nass, 21, Whitewater, as arrested for driving while intoxicated and failure to have control. The vehicle was towed from the scene. The accident remains under investigation. South Wayne Fire Department, South Wayne First Response and Green County EMS also responded.

- One person was injured in a one-vehicle accident at about 10:15 a.m. Sunday on U. S. Highway 151 in the Town of Belmont. Deputies report Harold A. Vickers, 88, Mineral Point, lost control on the slushy roadway. The vehicle slid off the roadway and overturned in the ditch, coming to rest on its roof. Vickers was transported for injuries by Platteville EMS to Southwest Healthcare Center in Platteville. The vehicle received moderate damage and towed from the scene.

- No injuries were reported from a one-vehicle rollover at about 8:15 a.m. Friday on County Z in the Town of Darlington. Deputies report Lee T. Black, 28, Darlington was northbound when he failed to negotiate a curve. The vehicle slid into a snow bank and overturned. The vehicle was towed from the scene.

- No injuries were reported from a one-vehicle accident at about 2:15 p.m. Sunday on Apple Blanch Road in the Town of Argyle. Deputies report Jacquelyn A. Ostby, 52, Argyle, drove on a patch of ice, which caused her vehicle to spin out of control and into the ditch. The vehicle received extensive damage.

- No injuries were reported from an accident at about 11 p.m. Sunday on U. S. Highway 151 in the Town of Belmont. Deputies report Alan S. Johnson, 43, Dubuque, lost control of his vehicle due to icy road conditions. The vehicle slid across both lanes and into the median where it struck hard-packed snow. The vehicle received moderate damage and was towed from the scene.

- No injuries were reported from a hit-and-run accident at about 11:15 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Wis. 11 and Galena Street in South Wayne. Deputies report a vehicle driven by John R. Clouser, 64, Monroe, was struck by a vehicle coming from a side street. The second vehicle left the scene. The Clouser vehicle received moderate damage and was towed from the scene. A suspect and driver were identified. The accident remains under investigation.

- No injuries were reported from a jackknifed trailer accident at about 7:45 p.m. Saturday on Wardsville Road in the Town of Seymour. Deputies report Kenneth J. Norgard, 30, Darlington, was hauling a skid loader on a flatbed trailer behind a pickup truck when the weight and rough road caused the trailer to jackknife. The trailer and pickup came to rest in the ditch. The pickup received moderate damage.

- A deputy responded at about 1:45 a.m. Saturday to a report of a vehicle in the ditch on County D in the Town of Wayne. The vehicle was located and determined to be the suspect vehicle in a hit-and-run accident from the previous night. The vehicle was impounded pending identifying the driver.

- Ivory L. Benson, 28, Algonquin, Ill., reported striking a deer at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday on Wis. 126 in the Town of Belmont. The vehicle received moderate damage.