Incident Type: Fatal Crash Investigation 

Incident Date: 6/22/2025

Release Date: 6/26/2025

Incident Number: FP25-13650

On June 22, 2025, at approximately 7:40 p.m., Fitchburg Police Officers were dispatched to the intersection of Fish Hatchery Road and Greenway Cross for a report of a single vehicle crash.

Upon arrival, officers discovered a SUV had struck a traffic light pole in the median of Fish Hatchery Road. The vehicle was unoccupied, and it was discovered that the driver had fled the scene.

About 30 minutes after the crash, the Madison Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to a separate incident involving an unresponsive male found in a parking lot in the City of Madison just a few blocks from the crash scene. Lifesaving measures were attempted but the male was ultimately pronounced deceased by the Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office. Fitchburg officers responded and confirmed that the male was the driver of the crashed SUV.

The driver, a 27-year-old male Fitchburg resident, was believed to be the only occupant of the SUV. There were no other injuries reported from this incident. The investigation remains active at this time.