Janesville resident killed in Milton Township crash

By STEVE BENTON Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009

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MILTON TOWNSHIP — The Rock County Sheriff's Office is reporting a single vehicle fatal accident on Old Highway 59 just north of the new Highway 59 bypass.

Deputies arrived at the scene around 6:30 and found a car collided with a parked caterpillar front-end-loader.

The driver, identified as 40-year-old Reyna Portugal of Janesville, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Deputies investigating the accident say it appears Portugal failed to negotiate a curve in the road, left the roadway and struck the front-end-loader. Unreasonable and imprudent speed and wet road conditions were contributing factors in the crash.

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