Car swerves to avoid deer and crashes in median

Heard on: Sauk County WI Regional Law Dispatch

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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This is 138, 1050 unknown.

00:05

138, go ahead.

00:08

164 southbound, passerby reporting a vehicle in the guardrail, no further information.

00:13

Dane was going to contact Rock about fire and EMS, so not sure if they'll be en route.

00:20

138, go ahead.

00:22

This is 138, 1043.

00:27

138, go ahead.

00:30

Via camera, I can see a semi and another car pulled over with their hazards on.

00:36

Rock County is paging fire and EMS.

00:38

They were going to see if they had any LE nearby to send as well.

00:44

138, copy.

00:45

This is 138.

00:49

138, go ahead.

00:52

The semi driver called in.

00:54

They're uninvolved.

00:55

Reports that a vehicle swerved to avoid a deer and entered the median ditch.

01:02

Their hazards are on and they were going to go check on the driver.

2026-10-23 07:56 UTC

Traffic

N Wisconsin St, Janesville, WI 53545

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a possible crash on southbound Highway 164 near Janesville, where a vehicle appears to have swerved to avoid a deer and gone into the median ditch. A semi driver who is not involved reported the crash and said the vehicle’s hazards were on while fire and EMS were being contacted.