Authorities said two UW-Madison seniors and a recent UW-Madison graduate have died after a car left a well traveled Madison boulevard and smashed into a tree early Wednesday morning.
Authorities identified the victims as Lindsey Plank, 23, and Richard Putze, 22, both seniors majoring in chemistry, and graduate Daniel Myers, 22, whose degree is in musical performance. Plank and Putze lived just three blocks from the scene of the crash, which was in the 200 block of South Midvale Boulevard on the city’s west side.