Fatal Car Crash, Town of Dellona

   On 12/10/14 at 11:13 PM the Sauk County Communications Center received a report of a 2-vehicle crash on CTH H near the intersection of Lyndon Road in the Town of Dellona.  An initial investigation revealed that a car traveling east on CTH H failed to negotiate a curve and crossed the centerline, driving onto the opposite shoulder.  The car then attempted to return to the eastbound lane when it collided head-on with a pickup truck traveling west on CTH H.  Both vehicles had severe damage.

   The operator of the car, Nicole V. Houghton, age 34, from Wisconsin Dells was pronounced dead at the scene by the Sauk County Coroner’s Office. The operator of the truck, Bradley L. Martens, age 62, from Wisconsin Dells, received non-life threatening injuries and refused medical treatment at the scene.

   Houghton was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected.  Martens was wearing a seatbelt.  Other driver factors are unknown at this time.

   This crash remains under investigation by the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office.  The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Wisconsin State Patrol, Lake Delton Fire Department and Dells-Delton Ambulance.

Chip Meister, Sheriff