Fatal Traffic Crash

On Saturday, December 5th, 2020 at approximately 2:28 a.m., the Sauk County Communications Center received a report of a structure fire on East Broadway Street in the Village of Rock Springs.  Law Enforcement, Fire, and Emergency Medical personnel were sent to the scene. Once on scene it was determined that a single vehicle was traveling westbound on East Broadway Street at a high rateof speed, lost control, and collided with the structure. The vehicle was occupied by a lone person who was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Sauk County Coroner.

The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by North Freedom Fire, Baraboo Fire, Reedsburg Fire and EMS, Alliant Energy, Sauk County Highway Department, Village of Rock Springs Public Works, Columbia County Sheriff's Office, and the Sauk County Coroner’s Office.  

This incident remains under investigation.
 

Sheriff Chip Meister