(Juneau) The names of those involved in a fatal accident at the intersection of Highway 60/16 and TT early Monday morning have been identified. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office reports that the driver of the Ford F150, 19-year-old Luis Gamillo of Sun Prairie, along with passengers Alix Hernandez (18) of Fall River, Erik Gamillo Calzada (17) of Sun Prairie and Ivan Herrera (16) of Sun Prairie all died as result of injuries sustained during the crash. 18-year-old Joseline Herrera of Madison remains hospitalized with series injuries. The driver of the semi, 57-year-old Jeffrey Brown of La Farge, WI was treated and released from the hospital.
Erik Calzada was a junior at Sun Prairie East High School while Luis Calzada and Alix Hernandez were 2023 graduates of the school. Ivan Herrera was a sophomore at Madison LaFollette, while Joseline Herrera is a senior. The investigation revealed that the truck driven by Gamillo ran a stop sign traveling on TT and was struck by Brown who was traveling on 60/16.
The Dodge County Sheriff’s Department released the following statement via press release.
“Sheriff Dale Schmidt has received numerous requests regarding prior crashes that have occurred at this intersection. In the last 10 years, there have been nine prior crashes at State 16-60/County TT. Five were property damage only, two had suspected minor injury crashes, two were suspected major injury crashes, and there was one prior fatal crash where two individuals passed away. The Dodge County Highway Department and the Dodge County Traffic Safety Committee have studied this intersection and recommendations have been made to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Unfortunately, Dodge County has no control over safety improvements at state intersections. While numerous safety enhancements have been requested at this intersection due to it being problematic, Wisconsin DOT has not approved the requests. Some of the enhancements that have been requested are small modification to grab the attention of drivers. Enhancements that may make a difference include flashing lights on the stop signs, reflectors, and others. Again, it is an intersection that is controlled by DOT and there is nothing additional the county can do without their approval. This intersection will continue to be under review, and we will continue to make recommendations in the future in hopes of mitigating further tragedies.”
