JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, Wis. — One person is dead following a crash in Green County.
According to a release from the Green County Sheriff, deputies responded around 1 a.m. Wednesday to a report of a car fire along Middle Juda Road, west of Richland Road near Jefferson Township.
An investigation revealed the driver was headed west on Middle Juda Road when the vehicle left the road and hit a tree in a ditch.
The crash caused the vehicle to catch fire.
Authorities pronounced the driver dead at the scene.
Deputies said speed was likely a factor.
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