“On Tuesday, 6/24/25, at approximately 11:09 pm, a Walworth County Sheriff’s Office squad car was rear-ended while traveling northbound on I-43 near Hwy X in the Town of Darien. The deputy was northbound on patrol on I-43 when he saw a vehicle driving behind him approaching at a high rate of speed. The deputy was in the right lane, traveling at approximately 60 mph, when the vehicle continued to close the distance. The deputy tried to accelerate, but that did not prevent the accident. The vehicle rear-ended him at a high rate of speed,” says the Walworth County Sheriff’s Office in a June 26 Facebook post about one of their deputies almost getting killed.
“The driver of the striking vehicle was Kristin Belongia, a 41-year-old female from the Town of Geneva, who said she was eating Taco Bell while driving and wasn’t paying attention. She showed no obvious signs of impairment and denied using alcohol or drugs. The deputy reported minor injuries but was hospitalized. The Wisconsin State Patrol investigated the crash.”