The region was hit with heartbreak this week and three lives were lost in two separate crashes — one in southern Dane County just across the border with Green County, and the other in Green County halfway between Monroe and Argyle in the Town of Jordan. It is Green County’s fourth traffic fatality for 2026.
At 5:49 p.m. on June 22, Dane County Sheriff’s Office Deputies, along with Mount Horeb Police, Verona Police, Belleville Police and Mount Horeb Fire and EMS responded to a two-vehicle crash at Wis. 92 and Spring Rose Road in the Town of Primrose.
Upon arrival, one vehicle was fully engulfed and the other had significant damage, with the driver being trapped. Initial investigation showed one vehicle crossed the center line and hit the other head-on. Each vehicle had a single occupant and they were both pronounced deceased at the scene.
One of the victims was Maxwell J. Parman, 21, of New Glarus. A memorial service for Parman will take place at New Glarus High School gymnasium from 6-9 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1.
The road was closed for over five hours for the investigation to be completed.
Two days later, at 2:01 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, the Green County Sheriff’s Office Communication Center received several 911 calls reporting a two vehicle crash in the W7800 block of Wis. 81 in the Town of Jordan with injuries. The crash location was approximately 7.5 miles northwest of Monroe. Deputies immediately responded to the scene along with Browntown Fire Department, Monroe Rural Fire Department and Green County EMS.
Preliminary investigation determined that a westbound sport utility vehicle operated by a 28-year-old Monroe woman failed to yield while making a left turn into a driveway, moving into the path of an eastbound motorcycle, operated by a 68-year-old man from Argyle. The motorcyclist sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The motorcyclist had been wearing eye protection and no helmet at the time of the crash, and the motorcycle sustained disabling damage. The SUV sustained severe passenger side damage, the airbags deployed, and the operator was wearing their seatbelt. Wis. 81 was closed for approximately 4.5 hours during the investigation.
The Green County Sheriff’s Office was assisted on-scene by members of the Wisconsin State Patrol Crash Reconstruction Unit.
Names of those involved are being withheld at this time. The crash remains under investigation.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family as they deal with the loss of a loved one,” said Chief Deputy John M. Schuetz in a press release announcing preliminary details of the crash.
— Adam Krebs