Fairfield Township Fatality Crash Update

On Saturday, July 3, 2021, The Sauk County Sheriff's Office issued a press release regarding a fatal traffic crash on CTH T in the Fairfield Township, in which the suspected driver was still at large.

At about 9:30 am, an alert citizen, called in a suspicious person who had come to his house for assistance. Deputies immediately responded and made contact with the man, who was positively identified as the suspect in this case. He was taken into custody for the continuing investigation by the Wisconsin State Patrol. It is expected that several criminal charges will be forwarded to the Sauk County District Attorneys Office at the appropriate time.

Names of all involved individuals are continuing to be withheld pending next of kin notification and the continuing case investigation.

Chip Meister

Sauk County Sheriff