DEERFIELD, Wis. (WKOW) -- The Dane County Medical Examiner has identified the two people who died in a head-on collision in Deerfield over the weekend.
The crash happened Sunday afternoon on State Highway 73, just north of County Highway BB.
Authorities say a driver crossed the centerline and hit another vehicle head on. Both drivers were killed, and a 28-year-old passenger was taken to the hospital. The passenger was in stable condition.
The medical examiner identifies the drivers as Kara M. Therrel, 44, of Madison, and Ignacia Juarez Celis, 35, of Milwaukee.
Both were pronounced dead on the scene, dying from the injuries they suffered in the crash.
Additional testing for both is underway.
The deaths remain under investigation by the Dane County Sheriff’s Department and the Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office.
A responding Dane County deputy was also hurt in a secondary crash.