Two unrelated accidents in Silver Lake Township took the lives of Monticello men recently, according to the Wright County Sheriff’s Office. [More...]

The first took place when a one vehicle crash took the life of John Komarek, 56, of Monticello. Komarek was driving a 1999 Jeep Wrangler eastbound on 155th St NW near Clementa Av NW. when his vehicle went off road to the right, overcorrected, then went off the road to the left and rolled. Komarek, the sole occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. The accident remains under investigation by the Wright County Sheriff’s Office.

On August 20 at 6:12 AM The Wright County Sheriff’s Office received a report a of fatality motor vehicle crash in Silver Creek Township on County Road 8 south of 127th Street Northwest. In the second accident a 2003 Harley Davidson Motorcycle being driven by Matthew Steffans, 30, of Monticello was northbound on County Road 8 when it left the roadway and entered the west ditch. Steffans, the sole person on the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident remains under investigation by the Wright County Sheriff’s Office.