The following incidents occurred on Friday, July 1st, 2022:
Traffic Crime:
At 3:17 AM, Deputies stopped a vehicle in the W2300 block of State Highway 11, Town of Spring Grove, for speeding.
Investigations resulted in the driver, Priest G.G. Williams, 48, of Janesville, being cited for Operating after Revocation and Failure to Install an Ignition Interlock Device.
Accident-Property Damage:
At 2:30 PM, Deputies responded to the W5200 block of Round Grove Rd, Town of Monroe, for a report of a bucket truck striking a bridge.
Investigations found the driver, Todd J Richard, 31, of Lancaster, was driving the vehicle when he misjudged the height of the bridge. As a result the boom/bucket struck the bridge. Richard denied injury, reported wearing his seatbelt, and no airbag deployment. Richard’s vehicle sustained functional damage and was driven from the scene.
The Badger State Trail bridge sustained severe damage resulting in bridge and road closures.
The WI DNR, Monroe Township, and Green County Highway Department assisted with the investigation.
Patrol Sergeant Zack Degner #9
Green County Sheriff’s Office
*All person’s arrested or cited are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.