TOWN OF AVON - On Friday, Feb. 17, at 8:26 a.m. deputies from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash on Wis. 81 approximately 1/2 west of S. Moraity Road in the Town of Avon. A 71-year-old female from Monroe was killed. Her name is being withheld pending notification of family. 

Fire/EMS personnel from the Village of Orfordville and City of Beloit also assisted at the scene along with the Rock County Highway Department.

The investigation shows a 2013 Toyota Highlander, driven by the Monroe woman, was traveling eastbound on Wis. 81 when the driver lost control on the slippery shoulder. The SUV slid across the centerline and into the path of an oncoming 2014 Kenworth, driven by a 70-year-old male from Capron, Ill., which was traveling westbound. Both vehicles collided and came to rest in the westbound lane of traffic.

The Monroe woman was transported to Beloit Memorial Hospital where she was later pronounced deceased at 12:33 p.m. The Illinois man appeared uninjured and denied medical attention on scene.

Both drivers had been wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash, which remains under investigation at this time. Wis. 81 was closed for four hours as a result.

No charges or citations are anticipated.