IOWA COUNTY, WI : 1 dead after two Iowa Co. crashes at the same spot on the same day on Thursday, 19th October 2023

Over the past three years, over 30 crashes have been reported at a single Town of Dodgeville intersection. The Iowa Co. Sheriff’s Office offered that statistic Thursday in a statement about two more crashes that happened within hours of each other and claimed the life of at least one person.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded around noon to the intersection of Co. Hwy. Y and U.S. Hwy. 18/151 for the first of the two wrecks. Investigators determined a 74-year-old Monroe man was heading north on the county highway when his vehicle was struck by a semi, driven by a person who lives in Houston, Missouri.

The Monroe man, who was identified as David Koning, was pronounced dead on the scene, the Sheriff’s Office stated, noting that he was the only person in his vehicle at the time. The release did not say whether the semi’s driver was injured. The crash is still under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa Co. Coroner’s Office.

The statement from the Sheriff’s Office added that it was just a few hours later that deputies were called back to the same spot for another two-vehicle wreck. In an update Friday morning, the Iowa Co. Sheriff’s Office indicated one person was taken to the hospital following the incident.


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