MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH-FATAL:

At 10:59 p.m., The Green County Sheriff’s Office received the report of a single vehicle crash at the intersection of State Highway 11/81 and County Highway GG. It was reported that the vehicle was severely damaged; the occupants and any injuries were unknown. Deputies along with Brodhead Police Department, Brodhead Fire Department, and Brodhead EMS were dispatched to the scene.

Initial investigation revealed that a vehicle was traveling westbound on State Highway 81. The vehicle failed to stop at the stop sign and continued across State Highway 11 and onto County Highway GG. The vehicle then entered the west ditch of County Highway GG and continued traveling north. The vehicle then collided with a mound of gravel and overturned. The vehicle then collided with a cement pillar before coming to rest. The driver was wearing his seatbelt, and the airbags did not deploy. The vehicle sustained disabling damage and was towed from the scene.

The driver, a Monroe man was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Green County Coroner’s Office. At this time, the identity of the driver is withheld pending notification to family. Any additional information will follow in an update news release.

The victim of the fatal crash has been identified as Colin Rabe Jr., age 52 of rural Monroe.  The crash remains under investigation.

Jeff Skatrud, Green County Sheriff