Crash kills Reedsburg woman
One woman was killed after a head-on collision near Reedsburg. According to the Reedsburg Times-Press, the incident occurred on Dec. 21 on Highway 33 and the woman who was killed was a 73-year-old Reedsburg resident.
“The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office was notified around 1:36 p.m. that two vehicles had collided just west of Coon Bluff Road in the town of Excelsior,” the article reads. “A preliminary investigation found that a 2001 Pontiac Grand Am driven by a 23-year-old Prairie du Sac woman was traveling east on Highway 33 and attempted to pass a rural postal vehicle that was delivering mail. When the Pontiac crossed the center line, it struck a westbound Mazda driven by a Reedsburg woman, the sheriff’s office reported.”
The driver of the Pontiac Grand Am was flown by medical helicopter to the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison for treatment of her injuries. There is no information included in the article about the extent of the 23-year-old’s injuries or whether or not she is being charged in connection to the incident.
The Reedsburg woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
The names of those involved in the crash were not yet released pending notification of family.
“Traffic on Highway 33 was closed for more than three hours as a result of the crash. The incident remains under investigation by the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office,” the article reads. “Also responding to the scene were the Reedsburg Fire Department, Reedsburg Area Ambulance Service, Wisconsin State Patrol and the Sauk County Highway Department.”
This was the second serious collision on Highway 33 in the same area within a week’s time. On Dec. 13, a woman and her two children were injured in a collision after authorities say Kevin Robert Swanson 43, of Reedsburg, slammed into their vehicle while driving. He has been charged as a result of the crash.
