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Traffic Accidents: Feb. 25, 2008
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Green County Sheriff

MONROE - One person was injured in a one-vehicle accident around 1 p.m. Friday in the W3200 block of Purintun Road. Deputies report a vehicle driven by Eric T. Reed, 20, Monticello, left the road and overturned. Reed sustained non-life threatening injuries. The vehicle received extensive damage and was towed. Speed and road conditions were factors in the crash.

• James D. Bechtolt, 46, Monroe, was arrested for third-offense drunken driving, possession of marijuana, failure to notify police of an accident and failure to maintain control of a vehicle following a one-vehicle accident around 7:15 p.m. Sunday in the W5200 block of Wisconsin 11. Deputies report his vehicle left the road, went into a ditch and overturned. He was jailed. The vehicle received extensive damage.

• No one was injured in a two-vehicle accident around 11 a.m. Friday at Wis. 81 and Wis. 11. Deputies report a vehicles driven by Amy J. Boland, 43, Blanchardville, and Kyle A. Kort, 20, Monroe, collided. Both vehicles received extensive damage and were towed from the scene. Kort was cited for failure to yield the right of way and released pending court.

• No one was injured in a one-vehicle accident around 7 a.m. Friday in the W9200 block of Sawmill Road. Deputies report a vehicle driven by Laura L. Said, 59, Blanchardville, left the road and overturned. The vehicle received extensive damage.

• No one was injured in a one-vehicle accident around 10 a.m. Saturday in the W4500 block of Town Center Road. Deputies report a vehicle driven by Brian L. Leighty, 44, Browntown, left the road and overturned due to slippery road conditions. The vehicle received moderate damage and was towed.

• No one was injured in a one-vehicle accident around 1 p.m. Saturday in the N600 block of Haddinger Road. Deputies report a vehicle driven by Tracy L. Pallesen, 32, Monroe, failed to negotiate a curve, left the road and hit some brush and a fence. Her vehicle received moderate damage.

• A vehicle driven by Michael T. Beverely, 24, Monroe, hit a deer around 11:15 p.m. Thursday in the N4500 block of County N. The vehicle received minor damage.

• A vehicle driven by Keith J. Peterson, 29, Argyle, hit a deer around 2:45 a.m. Friday in the W9200 block of Wis. 81. The vehicle received minor damage.

• A vehicle driven by Ashley J. Walton, 23, Warren, Ill., hit a deer around 4 p.m. Friday in the W9300 block of County MM. The vehicle received extensive damage.

• A vehicle driven by Lee J. Bohlman, 19, Argyle, hit a deer around 6:45 p.m. Friday at County C and Wildlife Road. The vehicle received moderate damage and was towed from the scene.

Lafayette County Sheriff

DARLINGTON - Chad J. Berget, 32, Argyle, was arrested for drunken driving after deputies investigated a report of a vehicle in a ditch around 1:30 a.m. Saturday on Wis. 78 in Argyle township. The vehicle was towed. Berget was released pending court.

• Two people were cited following a one-vehicle accident around 4 a.m. Sunday on Wis. 23 in Darlington township. Deputies report a vehicle driven by Audiel Rodriguez Garcia, 29, Darlington, left the road and overturned in a creek. He left the scene but returned. He was cited for failure to have control of a vehicle, failure to report an accident and for not having a valid driver's license. Alicia M. Trujillo, 23, Shullsburg, was cited for obstruction. Garcia's vehicle received extensive damage and was towed from the scene.

• No one was injured in a two-vehicle accident around 11 a.m. Friday at County O and Wis. 81. Deputies report a vehicle pulling a trailer driven by William J. Bennett, 55, Warren, Ill., hit a snow plow driven by Kenneth L. Colbeck, 59, Darlington. Both vehicles received minor damage.

• A vehicle driven by Robert A. Flint, 76, Argyle, hit a cow around 6:15 p.m. Friday on County G in Lamont township. The vehicle received moderate damages.