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Fatal Beltline crash won’t bring charges

No charges are being filed against the driver in a deadly Beltline crash last spring, when Mara Wyttenbach blacked out and crossed over the grassy median into oncoming traffic near Whitney Way, killing one man and injuring another.

Wyttenbach, then 30, of Waunakee, said this week she is just trying to get beyond the tragic May 2 accident that attracted widespread attention because it shut down the westbound Beltline during morning rush hour, flooding nearby streets with traffic.

Wyttenbach admits she blacked out, and she is still not sure why. A former University of Wisconsin soccer player, Wyttenbach said she doesn’t have any medical problems.