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Update: Correctional officer dies in crash; funeral Friday
Rock County Sheriff officials said an autopsy conducted Sunday failed to turn up any likely medical-related incident that could have led to the death of county correctional officer Dale Bryant, who was killed when his car was hit by a semitruck on U.S. 14 Saturday afternoon.
Bryant was on his way home from his shift at the Rock County Jail at the time of the accident. The Sheriff's Office said Bryant, 44, crossed the centerline of U.S. 14 between Janesville and Evansville at 3 p.m. Saturday and collided head-on with a semitrailer pulling a milk trailer. The driver of the truck and his wife, Randy and Lori Ulrich, both 40, were not hurt.
The Sheriff's Office said Bryant was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
"Further information will be released as information is determined and events warrant," the Sheriff's Office said in statement Monday afternoon.
Bryant served as a correctional officer for more than five years and was a member of the Honor Guard and served as president of American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 2489.
Bryant will be buried with full law enforcement and military honors. A visitation will be held on Friday, July 11, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with the funeral scheduled for 1 p.m., at Evansville High School. Bryant will be buried at Maple Hill Cemetery in Evansville.
Rock County Sheriff's Office
Dale L. Bryant
