One Vehicle Crash on STH 154

One Vehicle Crash HWY 154 – Town of Excelsior

On June 7, 2012 at 11:37 PM the Sauk County Communications Center was notified of a traffic crash on HWY 154 at High Low Rd in the Town of Excelsior. The caller reported that the vehicle was on its side and the operator was trapped in the vehicle. Sauk County Deputies and the Reedsburg Fire Department along with the Reedsburg Ambulance Service were dispatched to the scene.

Upon arrival the deputy found that a 1995 Chevrolet Blazer had come to rest on the driver’s side with the operator trapped in the vehicle. The investigation revealed the driver, Kaitlyn Livingston, age 23, of Reedsburg, WI was westbound on HWY 154 when she fell asleep and failed to negotiate the curve. She left the roadway, struck a tree and rolled onto the driver’s side.

Reedsburg Fire Department had to extricate her from the vehicle. Livingston was wearing her seat belt and shoulder harness. Her care was turned over the Reedsburg Ambulance Service and then to UW-Med-flight who transported her to the hospital.

The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Reedsburg Fire Department, Reedsburg Ambulance Service and UW – Med-flight. This crash remains under investigation by the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff Chip Meister