GRANT COUNTY REPORTS

Press Release
on October 12, 2018
CFS #
Date
Address
CFS18-25833
10/09/18
Hwy 81 & Ellenboro Road
One Vehicle accident w/ Property Damage
Subjects Involved: Driver: Forrest Thill (23) Fennimore WI
Vehicles Involved: Thill was driving a 2003Pontiac Sunfire
On Tuesday, October 9, 2018, at approximately 7:53 A.M; the Grant County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to Hwy 81 near Ellenboro Road in
Ellenboro Township for a one-vehicle accident. After speaking with the Thill it was determined he failed to maintain control of his vehicle. Thill
lost control of the vehicle after hitting the shoulder of the roadway. Thill overcorrected and lost control, the vehicle went off the south side of
the roadway and came to a rest after hitting a fence line and a large rock boulder. There were no injuries reported.
The Thill vehicle was towed by Bennett's Towing from Lancaster.
The vehicle received heavy front-end damage and undercarriage damage. The airbags did not deploy.
Thill was cited for Inattentive Driving.


CFS18-25873 10/09/18 Hwy 61 / MCGHAN RD, FENNIMORE, WI 53809
On October 9, 2018, at about 3:33 PM the Grant County Sheriff's Office received a call of a slide off on Hwy 61 just south of McGhan Rd,
Fennimore, WI. The investigating deputy learned that Jacob Reuter, 23, of Platteville, was driving his 2016 Chevy Cruze going south on Hwy
61 out of Fennimore. There was a heavy rain at the time making visibility poor and leaving a lot of water on the road. Jacob lost control just as
he passed McGhan Rd, spun around counter clockwise, off the right side of the road and came to rest with the rear of the car in the creek just
off the highway.
Jacob was wearing his seatbelt and was uninjured in the crash. The vehicle sustained minor damage to the rear. The vehicle was removed