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MPD third‑quarter traffic report: one September 12 crash killed two people; Grant timing delayed by WisDOT staffing

Madison Transportation Commission · November 6, 2025

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Summary

Madison Police reported one Sept. 12 multi‑vehicle collision that caused two fatalities and raised the year‑to‑date traffic fatality count to six; the department also cited grant timing constraints tied to WisDOT staffing.

Madison Police Department Lieutenant Hannah presented the department’s quarterly traffic safety update on Nov. 5, summarizing enforcement activity, grant deployments, and crashes through the third quarter of 2025.

MPD reported one multi‑vehicle crash on Sept. 12 at Commercial Avenue and Eagle Crest Drive that resulted in two fatalities. The department’s preliminary account described the sequence: a vehicle turning left into a driveway or side street was struck by an oncoming vehicle; that impact pushed the second vehicle into oncoming traffic and caused the two fatalities in the second vehicle. MPD recorded six traffic fatalities year‑to‑date after that incident. Lt. Hannah said the department has continued targeted hazardous‑behavior enforcement but that one speed/collection site malfunctioned and contributed to gaps in the speed dataset for the test area staff had planned to monitor.

Hannah also noted that the federal/state traffic enforcement grant cycle runs Oct. 1–Sept. 30 and that Wisconsin DOT had not released October cycle funds at the time of the meeting, limiting grant deployments in October and possibly November. MPD said it will resume regular grant deployments once WisDOT releases funds and that the department remains focused on hazardous driving enforcement in high‑injury corridors.

What’s next: MPD will complete the fourth‑quarter report with Lieutenant Dave Minor (who will present subsequent quarterly reports) and will continue strategic hazardous‑behavior enforcement in coordination with available grant funding.