Motor Vehicle Crash - Fatality **Update - Name Released**

**Update - The name of the deceased motorist involved in this crash is Geneva Johnson, age 87 of La Valle, WI**

On Saturday, December 17th, 2022 at approximately 2:38 PM the Sauk County Dispatch Center received multiple 911 calls of a vehicle vs. tree crash on State Highway 33 east of the intersection with Emerald Drive in the township of La Valle. 

Initial responding deputies arrived on scene and located the crash between a 2005 Chevrolet Classic and tree several yards off the roadway. The operator of the vehicle, an 87 year old female from La Valle, WI was awake and alert at the time of response complaining of injuries and trapped inside the vehicle. The operator was removed from the vehicle and transported to a hospital in Madison to be treated for her injuries. On Sunday, December 18th, the Sauk County Sheriff's Office received notification that the operator of the vehicle had died as a result of the injuries sustained in the crash. The name is being withheld at this time. 

Assisting the Sauk County Sheriff's Office on scene were members of the La Valle Fire Department and Reedsburg Ambulance Service.

Chip Meister

Sauk County Sheriff