DANE COUNTY, Wis. (WMTV) – One person is dead and five are hurt after a crash on I-39 early Sunday morning.
Wisconsin State Patrol responded to a report of a possible head on crash with injuries, entrapment and a fire just after midnight on Sunday.
Officials say an SUV they believe was traveling the wrong way, southbound in the northbound lanes, hit another vehicle and became fully engulfed in flames.
The passenger of the compact SUV that was hit was pronounced dead at the scene and the driver was transported by UW MedFlight with injuries.
The driver of the SUV was also taken to the hospital with injuries and was arrested for Operating While Impaired (OWI).
State Patrol says a reconstruction of the deadly crash was conducted and during the investigation, a secondary crash happened on the southbound side of the interstate. Officials say a sedan hit a DeForest Police squad car in the left shoulder.
The unoccupied squad car was fully lit with emergency lights and parked, according to State Patrol.
Both people in the sedan were transported with injuries. As a result of the investigation, the driver was also arrested for OWI.
Officials say all names are being withheld as family is notified.
Assisting agencies included Dane County Sheriff’s Office, Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, Deforest Police Department, Lodi Police Department, Poynette Police Department, Sun Prairie Police Department, UW Madison Police Department, Waunakee Police Department, Arlington Fire Department, Deforest Fire and EMS, UW Medflight, Dane County Medical Examiner, Dane and Columbia County Highways.
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