FITCHBURG (WKOW) -- Fitchburg police confirm a fourth young man has died as a result of Saturday's rollover crash on Lacy Road in Fitchburg.
Five men, all in their late teens or early 20s, were in the car when it crashed around 5 p.m. Saturday. Three of them died at the scene, and police told WKOW Sunday night that a fourth man had died at a local hospital.
Police have not identified the victims' names.
They have identified the driver and sole survivor as 18-year-old Victor Benitez, of Madison.
Benitez faces tentative charges of homicide by drunken driving.
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FITCHBURG (WKOW) -- A driver involved in a rollover crash in Fitchburg on Saturday that killed three people has been arrested and tentatively charged with homicide by drunken driving.
Fitchburg police said early Sunday that more charges are expected. Police say the driver fled the scene before he was arrested.
Police Sgt. Don Bomkamp said the crash happened about 5 p.m. Saturday. All five people in the car were men in their late teens or early 20s. Their names have not yet been released.
The car was headed eastbound on Lacy Road when it went through a stop sign, hit the railroad tracks and a utility pole, then rolled.
No one was wearing a seat belt which resulted in four people being ejected. Three individuals died at the scene while the fourth was critically injured.
The driver fled but was arrested a few blocks away.
Police said speed and alcohol were factors in the incident.
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FITCHBURG (WKOW) -- Fitchburg police say three people were found dead on the scene after a single-vehicle rollover on the 5100 block of Lacy Road in Fitchburg.
Two other occupants were injured. One was taken from the scene by Med Flight.
Sgt. Don Bomkamp with the Fitchburg Police Department says the vehicle hit the railroad tracks and it appears it went airborne for a short distance and struck a utility pole.
Police say alcohol, speed and the occupants not wearing seat belts may have been factors in the accident.
Police say they expect to release the names of those involved Sunday.
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MADISON (WKOW) -- Authorities are reporting a single-vehicle crash on the 5100 block of Lacy Road in Fitchburg.
Dane County authorities said the call came in around 5:09 p.m. Saturday, and five ambulances were responding to the scene.
There was no immediate word on the number of injured.
WKOW has a crew on the way to the scene. Stay with wkow.com for the latest.
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