The driver of the car that crashed and caused the death of a UW-Madison student Sunday lost control of his vehicle because of a pre-existing medical condition, Madison police announced Wednesday.
Brett Pelch, 44, of Verona, fled the scene of the accident at the Midvale/Verona Road exit of the Beltline highway after rear-ending a car being driven by UW-Madison post-secondary education student Andrew Eastman.
Eastman, 27, had recently transferred to UW-Madison from Madison Area Technical College.
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Police are encouraging any witnesses to the accident to call traffic specialist Frank Chandler at 266-4060.
Steve Mays, Pelch's attorney, was unavailable for comment Wednesday.
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