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Authorities poised to re-open Highway 11 near Orfordville

By ANN MARIE AMES ( Contact ) Sunday, October 25, 2009 - 3:53 p.m.

ORFORDVILLE--Highway 11 through Orfordville will be re-opened by 4 p.m. now that Rock County Sheriff's Office deputies have cleared the scene of a two-vehicle crash.

A commercial box-style truck driving east on Highway 11 failed to stop at the sign at Highway 213 at 1:39 p.m. today, according to sheriff's office reports.

An SUV driven by an Orfordville couple stopped while driving north on Highway 213. The vehicle entered the intersection and was broad-sided by the truck, Sgt. Kerry Schlittler said.

The occupants of the SUV were transported to Mercy Hospital, Janesville, with serious injuries, Schlittler said. The couple's names were not immediately available.

One of the pair was flown from Janesville to a Madison hospital, Schlittler said.

The two passengers in the truck were uninjured, he said.

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optimism
Oct 25, 2009 at 11:36 p.m.
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JVILLTECH....I never thought of that, and you are right, it would be horrible, I am guessing they have being others in our community know, but upon your making this point, I asked for my comment to be removed. I apologize for not thinking about that before posting. :(

jvilletech
Oct 25, 2009 at 10:58 p.m.
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I hope this person's family has been notified. It would be upseting if someone was releasing a name in these comments before the appropriate people were notified.

optimism
Oct 25, 2009 at 10:26 p.m.

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optimism
Oct 25, 2009 at 10:07 p.m.
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Just saw it on the news, one dead, one seriously injured from the SUV. The truck that ran the stop sign, no injuries. OMG....this couple is from Orf, and that is where we are from. I am beside myself worrying it was someone I know.... prayers to this family!

dogs_rule
Oct 25, 2009 at 8:14 p.m.
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ch 15 says 1 dead

Lost_city
Oct 25, 2009 at 6:40 p.m.
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Hope the couple comes out ok. Thank God they got one out of Mercy.

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