On Thursday, August 1 at 4:05 PM the Green County Sheriff’s Office - Communication Center received several a 911 call reporting a motor vehicle crash on State Hwy 69 north of Valley View Road, just south of the Village of New Glarus. New Glarus Fire Department, New Glarus EMS, Green County EMS and UW Med-Flight responded to the scene. Sheriff’s deputies were assisted on scene by New Glarus Police.
Preliminary investigation determined a semi unit was southbound on State Hwy 69 waiting for oncoming traffic to turn into a business driveway on the eastside of State Hwy 69. A pickup truck driven by a 52 year old man from Shannon, IL was southbound on State Hwy 69 behind the semi unit. The pickup truck failed to slow and collided with the rear of the semi trailer.
New Glarus Fire Department extricated the driver of the pickup truck, life saving measures administered on scene were unsuccessful. The driver of the pickup truck was pronounced deceased on scene. The driver’s name is being withheld at this time.
The pickup truck sustained severe disabling damage and was towed from the scene. The airbags did deploy in the pickup truck, the driver was not wearing his seatbelt.
The operator of the semi unit was a 54 year old rural Monroe man. He was not injured, his seatbelt was used and the semi unit was driven from the scene.
This is Green County’s first traffic fatality of 2024.
Submitted by:
Sheriff Cody D. Kanable