Incident Type: Hit and Run, OWI Arrest
Incident Date: 11/6/2024
Release Date: 11/6/2024
Incident Number: FP24-23719
Prepared By: Sgt Michael Buri
Details:
On November 6, 2024, at approximately 6:00 p.m., Fitchburg Officers were dispatched to the area of Lacy Road and Highway 14 for a report of motor vehicle crash with injuries.
Officers determined the suspect vehicle struck the victim vehicle, causing it to travel off the road for several hundred feet. The driver and sole occupant in the victim vehicle suffered minor injuries and were transported to a local hospital.
The suspect fled from the scene of the crash and was later located by officers at a nearby apartment complex.
The offending driver was identified as Clayton Rhyner. Rhyner was booked into the Dane County Jail on felony charges of 2nd offense Operating While Intoxicated-causing injury and Hit and Run-causing injury.