UPDATED RELEASE

Release Date: 08/12/2025

As part of the investigation, the driver of the involved SUV was issued a citation related to the crash.

All previously released information remains current. Further updates will be provided as appropriate. This investigation is still active.

ORIGINAL RELEASE

Incident Type: Fatal Crash Investigation

Incident Date: 08/07/2025

Release Date: 08/08/2025

Incident Number: FP25-17186

On August 7, 2025, at approximately 5:20 p.m., Fitchburg Police officers were dispatched to the 2600 block of South Seminole Highway for a report of a two-vehicle crash.  Upon arrival, officers discovered that a motorcycle had struck an SUV while traveling northbound on South Seminole Highway. 

The driver of the motorcycle, a 54-year-old male Verona resident, was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, and was later pronounced deceased by the Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office. The name of the deceased will be released by the Dane County Medical Examiner's Office at a later time.

The Fitchburg Police Department would like to thank the Village of Oregon Police Department and the Dane County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in this investigation.