Update: Jeremy Jorgensen is the Fort Atkinson man who died in a weekend car accident, according to the Rock County Medical Examiner’s Office.
A Fort Atkinson man was killed Saturday when the truck in which he was traveling became involved in a rear-end collision in the town of Milton.
According to information released by the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, deputies from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, Milton Police Department and the Milton Fire Department responded at 3:32 p.m. to a two-vehicle crash occurring on State Highway 26 north of County Highway N.
The release stated: Investigation showed a 1990 Dodge W250 truck with a trailer, being driven by a 30-year-old male from Elkhorn, was northbound on State Highway 26 and began to turn into a driveway. A 2019 Hino 238 commercial box truck, being driven a 37-year-old male from Fort Atkinson, was also northbound and struck the rear end of the trailer being towed by the Dodge truck. A 35-year-old male from Fort Atkinson, who was riding as a passenger in the 2019 Hino 238 commercial box truck, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The identity of the deceased is being withheld pending notification and will be released at a later time by the Medical Examiner’s Office, the release continued.
State Highway 26 was closed for approximately five and a half hours for investigation, towing and recovery operations, and was reopened shortly before 9 p.m.
The Rock County Sherriff’s Office was assisted by the Wisconsin State Patrol, MD1, Janesville Fire/EMS, Clinton Fire/EMS, Rock County Highway Department, and the Medical Examiner’s Office, according to the release.
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