UPDATE: Person killed in a two-vehicle crash in Sauk County has been identified
One person killed in a two vehicle crash in Sauk County
Jul 31, 2025, 2:08 AM CST
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SAUK COUNTY, Wis (CIVIC MEDIA) – UPDATE: Name of victim has been released.
One person was killed in a two vehicle crash. Late Monday afternoon (July 28) at approximately 4:45 the Sauk County Dispatch Center was notified of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Shutte Road and Highway 33 in the Town of La Valle.
Passersby reported an SUV had struck a dump truck and both vehicles were on fire.
Responding Deputies arrived and learned the driver of the SUV, Jake Strampe, 42 of LaValle, was still in the vehicle.
The La Valle Fire Department arrived and extinguished the fire.
Jake Strampe, the lone occupant of the SUV, was pronounced dead at the scene. The operator of the dump truck was transported to the Reedsburg Area Medical Center for treatment.
Jo Ann Krulatz is Senior Radio Journalist and News Director at WRCO and WRCE in Richland Center. Email her at [email protected].
Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at [email protected].
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