Vehicle Crash - Multiple Fatalities

On Friday, October 29th, 2021 at approximately 10:38 AM the Sauk County dispatch center received multiple reports of a single vehicle crash on County Road A south of the intersection with Side Road in the township of Fairfield. Information from those on scene was that a car had crashed into a tree and there were several people trapped inside.

Initial responding deputies located a 2009 Chevrolet that had left the roadway and struck a tree on the east side of the road sustaining heavy damage. The operator of the vehicle was deceased and there were four other occupants requiring extrication. After extrication from the wreck a second occupant succumbed to their injuries and was pronounced deceased on scene. A third occupant was taken via med-flight to UW Madison with life threatening injuries. A fourth occupant was transported directly to UW Madison via ambulance and a fifth occupant was taken to a local hospital via ambulance. 

Initial investigation showed that the vehicle was traveling north on County Road A nearing the intersection with Side Road when the operator of the vehicle lost control. In an attempt to regain control, the operator over corrected causing the vehicle to spin into the ditch and strike a tree on the driver's side of the vehicle. The crash remains under investigation and names of those involved are being withheld pending notification of family. 

Assisting the Sauk County Sheriff's Office on scene were members of the Baraboo Fire Department, Baraboo EMS, Dells-Delton EMS, Reedsburg EMS, Wisconsin State Patrol, Baraboo Police Department and UW Med-Flight.

Chip Meister

Sauk County Sheriff