MEDIA RELEASE

Date of Release:  September 13, 2016

Released By:  Chief Scott Gregory

Incident:  Fatal Crash

Date:  September 13, 2016

Case Number:  16-328735

Case Time: 12:51 pm

Address: Westbound W. Beltline Hwy near Seminole Hwy.

 Details of Incident:

On September 13, 2016 at 12:51 pm officers were dispatched to westbound W. Beltline Hwy. just before Seminole Hwy for a motorcycle crash.  Dane County deputies were on-scene in less than one minute to provide medical assistance and secure the scene.  The first Town of Madison officer was on scene in less than two minutes.

Town of Madison EMS transported the lone motorcycle operator to a local hospital where the driver was pronounced deceased.

The crash occurred in the construction zone where the W. Beltline Hwy. splits into two lanes west and one lane to exit to Verona Road.  The motorcycle hit a number of construction barrels before hitting the crash cushion between the lanes.