Editor’s note: This story has been updated.
By Kim McDarison
The Fort Atkinson Police Department responded Thursday afternoon to two traffic accidents, one of which produced a fatality, according to Lt. Brandon Sachse.
Few details were available about either accident as of Thursday evening, Sachse said, pending notifications of members of the decedent’s family and the completion of incident reports.
The police department received what Sachse described as “multiple calls” reporting the first accident involving a car and a motorcycle at around 3:34 p.m.
The accident took place near the 1500 block of Madison Avenue, near the avenue’s intersection with Lexington Boulevard, Sachse said.
Fort Atkinson Fire and Rescue, and Ryan Brothers Ambulance also responded to the call.
Deputies with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office also were at the scene to assist with accident reconstruction, he said.
Upon a medical examiner’s review at the scene the operator of the motorcycle was pronounced dead, Sachse confirmed.
No other details related to the accident were available as of Thursday evening, he said.
A second accident, involving a car and a bicycle, took place near the intersection of Janesville Avenue, South 3rd Street and Robert Street, Sachse said.
Police responded to the second accident around 5:14 p.m.
There were no fatalities associated with the second accident, Sachse noted, adding that no other information was available relating to the second accident Thursday evening.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
Update: According to information released July 2 by the Fort Atkinson Police Department through its press blotter, the deceased motorcycle driver was a 22-year-old Fort Atkinson male. The other individual involved is a 63-year-old male from Deerfield. No other information was released through the blotter.
July 9 update: Capt. Jeff Davis of the Fort Atkinson Police Department has informed Fort Atkinson Online that information released through the press blotter regarding the age of one of the subjects involved in the July 1 accident, involving a motorist and bicyclist, was in error. The subjects involved were a female motorist, 46, and a bicyclist who is a juvenile.
Update: According to information released July 2 by the Fort Atkinson Police Department through its press blotter, the accident involving the car and the bicycle was reported by multiple callers. The two subjects involved were both female, ages 46 and 49. The 49-year-old bicyclist was transported to an area hospital by Ryan Brothers Ambulance Service. No other information was released through the blotter.
Information shared with Fort Atkinson Online indicates that police department crash reports likely will be available on Tuesday, July 6.
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