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Traffic Accidents: Nov. 12, 2013
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Green County Sheriff

MONROE - On Friday, Nov. 8:

• Colby F. Schmitz, 24, Mount Horeb, was injured but declined medical treatment after deputies responded at 5:15 a.m. to a rollover crash in the N8900 block of County J in York Township. Schmitz was southbound when he reports a deer entered the road. Schmitz swerved to avoid a collision but overcorrected, and the vehicle rolled several times before coming to rest in the road on its wheels. The vehicle was severely damaged and towed.

• Christopher W. Gerke, 47, Browntown, reported no injuries from a deer vs. vehicle crash at 4:26 p.m. in the N1900 block of Wis. 69 in Clarno Township. The vehicle sustained moderate damage to the passenger side and was towed.

• Jim B. Cue, 80, Madison, reported hitting a deer at 5:22 p.m. on Wis. 69 just past Windmill Ridge Road in New Glarus Township. The vehicle sustained moderate damage and was towed.

• Melinda M. Stietz, 37, Gratiot, was uninjured in a deer vs. vehicle crash reported at 5:50 p.m. in the W8700 block of Wis. 11 in Cadiz Township. The vehicle sustained moderate damage to the front end and passenger side and was later driven from the scene.

• Michelle M. Anderson, 28, Albany, was uninjured in a deer vs. vehicle crash reported at 6:12 p.m. on Wis. 59 west of County SS in Sylvester Township. The vehicle was moderately damaged and driven from the scene.

• Maria W. Romanski, 78, Browntown, was uninjured in a deer vs. vehicle crash reported at 7:57 p.m. in the W8700 block of Wis. 11 in Cadiz Township. The vehicle sustained severe damage to the front and the entire length of the driver's side. It was later driven from the scene.

• Michael D. Sulzer, 56, Monroe, was uninjured in a deer vs. vehicle crash reported at 9:21 p.m. in the W3600 block of County EE in Mount Pleasant Township. The vehicle sustained moderate damage.

On Saturday, Nov. 9:

• A rollover accident on Wis. 81 about a third of a mile east of Klondike Road in Jordan Township remains under investigation. The crash was reported by a Department of Natural Resources agent at 4:04 a.m. An SUV was eastbound on Wis. 81 when the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to roll. The SUV came to rest on its roof in the ditch. The driver fled the scene. The SUV was severely damaged and towed.

• James C. Holz, 50, Monticello, reported no injuries at 7:34 a.m. from a deer vs. vehicle crash that occurred at about 5:30 a.m. as he drove northbound on Marshall Bluff Road about a third of a mile south of Wirth Lane in Exeter Township. The vehicle sustained minor front-end damage and was driven from the scene.

• No injuries were reported from a two-vehicle crash at 2:34 p.m. in Clarno Township. Edward L. Kraft, 83, Monroe, was stopped at the stop sign on Patterson Road at Wis. 11 when he went to back up and turn around and in doing so, backed into a vehicle driven by Allen L. Hudson, 56, Monroe. The accident caused Kraft's vehicle very minor damage. Hudson's vehicle was moderately damaged and towed. Kraft was warned for unsafe backing.

• Michael G. Younglove, 53, Madison, was uninjured in a deer vs. vehicle crash reported at 4:48 p.m. on Wis. 69 just south of Cold Springs Road in Monroe Township. The vehicle was severely damaged and towed.

On Sunday, Nov. 10:

• Shawn M. O'Rourke, 47, Monroe, was uninjured in a deer vs. vehicle reported at 4:29 a.m. in the W7500 block of Wis. 81 in Jordan Township. The vehicle sustained very minor front-end damage and was driven from the scene.



Lafayette County Sheriff

DARLINGTON - On Friday, Nov. 8:

• Aldin B. Schnipkoweit, 34, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, reported no injuries at 6:20 a.m. after she hit a deer on Wis. 11 in New Diggings Township. Her vehicle was driven from the scene.

• Steven R. Lyman, 59, Mineral Point, reported no injuries at 6:43 a.m. after he hit a deer on Wis. 23 in Willow Springs Township. His vehicle sustained moderate damage and was driven from the scene.

• Emmett C. Schwartz, 81, Darlington, reported no injuries at 11:24 a.m. after he hit a deer on Wis. 78 in Blanchard Township. The vehicle sustained moderate damage and was driven from the scene.

• Tammie D. Fick, 40, Gratiot, reported no injuries at 5:30 p.m. after she hit a deer on Wis. 23 in Darlington Township. Her vehicle was moderately damage and was left at the scene.

• Robert L. McGlynn, 90, Gratiot, reported no injuries at 5:42 p.m. after he hit a deer on Wis. 11 in Gratiot Township. His vehicle was moderately damaged and driven from the scene.

• Mary E. Richards, 25, Darlington, reported no injuries at 8:21 p.m. after hitting a deer on Wis. 126 in Elk Grove Township. His vehicle sustained minor damage and was driven from the scene.

On Saturday, Nov. 9:

• Trent E. Wyssbrod, 19, Monroe, reported no injuries at 5:34 p.m. after he hit a deer on Wis. 11 in Gratiot Township. His vehicle sustained moderate damage.

• Carol A. Friederick, 71, Potosi, reported no injuries at 6:42 p.m. after she hit a deer on Wis. 11 in Gratiot Township. Her vehicle sustained moderate damage.

• Robert C. Albaugh, 66, Galena, reported no injuries at 7:35 p.m. after hitting a deer on Wis. 11 in Gratiot Township. His vehicle sustained moderate damage.

• Will H. Herman, 16, Argyle, and his passenger Michael Day, also of Argyle, were uninjured in a one-car accident reported at 10 p.m. in Argyle Township. Herman was eastbound on County G and turning northbound onto County N when a deer jumped in front of his 2012 Ford Focus. He tried to brake but hit the accelerator instead, causing the car to veer off the road and into a field. The car was extensively damaged and towed.

• A 1999 Chevrolet was discovered abandoned at 8:57 a.m. at the scene of a one-car crash on Wis. 81 in Argyle Township. No driver or other occupants were located at the scene. An investigation showed the car had been westbound when the driver lost control, causing the car to go into the ditch and ˚roll over before coming to rest upright in the ditch. It was extensively damaged and towed. The Rock Island (Ill.) Police Department assisted with trying to make contact with the registered owner of the car. No contact was made. The accident remains under investigation.

• A car vs. deer accident with road blockage was reported at 9:44 a.m. on Wis. 23 in Darlington Township. Darlington police completed the accident investigation.

• An injured deer in the roadway on Wis. 78 in Wiota Township was reported at 1:11 p.m. A deputy responded.