Arena Woman Dies In Iowa County Crash

A woman from Arena died in a car crash Sunday around 10:30pm.The Iowa County 911 Center received a call about a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of U.S. Highway 14 and County Highway N near Arena. Emergency Responders were immediately dispatched. An investigation showed that a vehicle driven by 71 year old Philip White veered off the roadway and struck a power pole and a stop sign before rolling over onto Highway 14. White was taken to UW Hospital by Spring Green EMS with non-life threatening injuries. White’s passenger, 68 year old Karen White was treated by Arena EMS and transported by UW Medflight but died from her injuries and pronounced dead by the Iowa County Coroner’s Office. Both occupants of the vehicle were wearing seatbelts. The crash remains under investigation. It is the second motor vehicle fatality in Iowa County this year.