WHO Involved: Carter M Heisz, 20, of Lone Rock, WI
Taiten R Rosenbaum, 19, Sauk City, WI
WHERE Incident Happened: State Highway 130 at Marble Quarry Road
What happened: On 10/21/2024 at approximately 5:48am, The Richland County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a 1 vehicle roll over crash on State HWY 130, North of County HWY T. Upon receiving the call, Deputies along with the Lone Rock Fire Department, Lone Rock EMS, Richland Center EMS, and UW Med Flight were requested to respond to the scene. Sauk County Sheriff’s Department was also requested to assist. It was reported to Richland County Dispatch that there were 2 parties injured in the crash, one of which was ejected from the vehicle. During the investigation of the scene and statements from the ejected passenger, Taiten Rosenbaum (19), it was found that the subject vehicle, operated by Carter Heisz (20), was traveling northbound on State HWY 130 when they struck a deer. This caused Heisz to loose control of the vehicle and enter the east ditch and overturn multiple times. Neither party was believed to be wearing a seatbelt. Rosenbaum was ejected from the vehicle and Heisz was entrapped in the vehicle. Heisz was pronounced deceased of scene by Richland County Coroner’s Office. Rosenbaum was transported to the Richland Hospital, then transferred to UW Hospital for believed non-life threatening injuries. Speed is believed to have been a factor in the crash.
Other Agencies Involved: Lone Rock EMS, Lone Rock Fire Department, Richland County EMS, Wegner Auto Service, UW Med Flight, Ithaca First Responders, Sauk County Sheriff’s Department and Richland County Coroners Office.