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Sauk County detectives are looking for public information about the van they believe was involved in the fatal hit-and-run crash Monday. They are encouraging anyone who may have seen it before 8:30 p.m. that day to call Sauk County Crime Stoppers at 1-888-TIP-SAUK.
The man accused of striking and killing a bicyclist in the town of Troy was recently released on a $5,000 cash bond.

Nachreiner
Patrick J. Nachreiner, 61, of Plain, appeared in court June 27, where Sauk County Circuit Court Judge Michael Screnock set the bail. Nachreiner was charged with a felony count of hit-and-run involving death and faces a maximum prison sentence of 15 years and 10 years of extended supervision for the charge.
According to the criminal complaint, Nachreiner was arrested after his attorney, Michael Short, called a Sauk County Sheriff’s Office detective to report that Nachreiner thought he had struck a deer along County Highway B near Cassel Road, but saw the news reports of a hit-and-run and “wanted to get ahead of it.” The call came two days after the crash.
Investigators began their work after a deputy found the body of 59-year-old Michael W. Kierski, of rural Sauk City, in tall grass on the side of the highway between 10:30 and 11 p.m. June 20. The deputy searched the area after receiving a call from Kierski’s wife, who was concerned he hadn’t returned home after leaving for a bike ride roughly three hours earlier.
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Cellphone location data showed Kierski was last on Hwy B. The deputy drove by twice before pulling over and walking through the grass, discovering Kierski’s body. The seat of the bicycle was on the roadway and there were tire marks starting about 80 yards east of the westbound bicyclist. The deputy noted in the report that Kierski’s body and bike were found 10 yards from the asphalt.
Kierski was a half mile from his home on Troy Road, where he had begun his ride by heading north to County Highway O before likely taking Skunk Valley Road to Hwy B.
According to the complaint, a UW Hospital forensic pathologist found Kierski’s fatal injuries as consistent with being struck from behind by a vehicle.
Detectives found video of Nachreiner’s business van entering Plain from the east along Hwy B just after 8:30 p.m. Paint and vehicle debris left at the scene of the crash were identified as belonging to a white GMC utility van from the year 2003 or newer.
After receiving the call from Short, police went to Nachreiner’s residence with a search warrant and examined the 2020 Nachreiner Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning van. There was paint transfer on the windshield likely from Kierski’s bike helmet, which was damaged at the back. A hair was found in the front bumper and what is likely skin was discovered where the hood meets the windshield, according to the complaint.
Sauk County Chief Deputy Eric Van Den Heuvel noted in the report the damage was “consistent with the vehicle striking a person” and the body being held on the front bumper until it fell away rather than going up and over the van due to its flat front windshield. Photos taken of the van provided by police show the hood has noticeable damage.
Nachreiner was questioned at his home and said he wanted “to tell his side of what happened” but did not comment on advice from his attorney, according to the complaint.
Kierski’s wife told police she was absolutely certain Kierski had a functioning brake light on the back of the bike. He was wearing a green shirt and dark shorts while riding that day and would have been struck while the sun was still shining.
According to the complaint, photos taken by police the next day show that a driver paying adequate attention to the road would not have had any problems seeing a bicyclist during that time of day.
Nachreiner is scheduled to return to court Sept. 8 for a preliminary hearing.
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Arsonist sentenced

Devin J. Schroeder, 25, of Madison, talks to his attorney, Mark Frank, during his sentencing hearing Wednesday at the Sauk County Courthouse.
Shores enters

Albart B. Shores, 59, of La Crosse, enters the courtroom Sept. 30 for his sentencing hearing in Sauk County Circuit Court. A jury found him guilty of all counts against him in a deadly crash from Oct. 2018 along Interstate 94/90 in the town of Delton in which Shores was found to have a blood alcohol content of 0.09%.
Spoentgen argues

Sauk County Assistant District Attorney Rick Spoentgen argues for Devin J. Schroeder, 25, of Madison, to receive a prison sentence of 16 years for charges of arson and burglary during a sentencing hearing Wednesday at the Sauk County Courthouse.
Amber Lundgren hearing
Amber Lundgren, center, appears in December 2019 in Sauk County Circuit Court with attorneys Andrew Martinez, left, and Taylor Hart.
‘I’m sorry, that’s all I can say’
Robert Pulvermacher turns to the family of Harold Johnson, the 88-year-old Pulvermacher admitted to stabbing to death in January 2019, to say he was sorry during his sentencing hearing Dec. 1 at the Sauk County Courthouse.
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A computer streams the sentencing hearing of former Baraboo pastor William A. Metzger from the jury assembly room Monday in the Sauk County Courthouse.
Defense attorney Jeremiah Meyer-O’Day
Defense attorney Jeremiah Meyer-O’Day tells the jury in April that his client, Albart B. Shores of La Crosse, was not responsible for a car accident that resulted in the deaths of two men in October 2018. Shores is charged with six felony counts of homicide by use of a vehicle.
Amber Lundgren in shackles
Amber Lundgren enters the courtroom before a preliminary hearing in January 2020 at the Sauk County Courthouse. Lundgren is facing a lifetime prison sentence for the death of 37-year-old Westfield resident Christopher Lytle.
Medflight near Baraboo
A Medflight helicopter lands on City View Road north of Baraboo after a head-on collision in October 2019. Two people were taken to the University of Wisconsin Hospital and were described as in “serious condition” by Sauk County Sheriff Chip Meister.
Judge sets $250K bond for Pulvermacher in Baraboo homicide case
Robert M. Pulvermacher appears in January 2019 in Sauk County Circuit Court after he was captured in the early hours of Wednesday morning on the east side of Madison. To his right is Baraboo attorney David Susens.
Amber Lundgren homicide hearing
Amber Lundgren, right, sits quietly crying next to her attorney Andrew Martinez during a preliminary hearing in January 2020 at the Sauk County Courthouse. Lundgren faces life imprisonment for a first degree intentional homicide charge after admittedly shooting a man in September 2019.
Albart B. Shores trial
Albart B. Shores, 58, La Crosse, stands while masked and behind a plastic divider beside his attorney, waiting for the jury to enter the courtroom April 19 at the Sauk County Courthouse for the first day of his trial. Shores was charged with six felony counts of homicide by use of a vehicle in relation to a fatal October 2018 crash.
Sauk County ADA Rick Spoentgen

Sauk County Assistant District Attorney Rick Spoentgen addresses Circuit Court Judge Patricia Barrett during a proceeding in December 2019 regarding a first-degree homicide case against Amber Lundgren, center right, as she sits alongside her attorneys Andrew Martinez, center, and Taylor Hart.
Pulvermacher listens
Robert Pulvermacher, right, listens as family members of Harold Johnson, an 88-year-old Pulvermacher stabbed to death in January 2019, read statements about how the murder has affected their lives during Pulvermacher’s sentencing hearing Dec. 1 at the Sauk County Courthouse.
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Amber Lundgren, 35, right, sits with her attorney Andrew Martinez during a proceeding Thursday at the Sauk County Courthouse.
William Wenzel

Former Sauk County Supervisor William Wenzel, right, speaks during his sentencing hearing in February 2020 as his attorney Christopher Van Wagner listens.
Judge Michael Screnock

Sauk County Circuit Judge Michael Screnock jokes while giving a speech about newly appointed District Attorney Mike Albrecht as he sits with his son, Henrik, during a swearing-in ceremony Friday at the county courthouse.
Judge Klicko and attorneys Martinez and Spoentgen
Judge Wendy Klicko confers with defense attorney Andrew Martinez, left, and Assistant District Attorney Rick Spoentgen, right, in July 2019 in Sauk County Circuit Court during the sentence hearing on sexual abuse charges for Riley M. Roth, 18, of Reedsburg.
Sauk County Assistant District Attorney Rick Spoentgen
Sauk County Assistant District Attorney Rick Spoentgen gives an opening statement in April at the county courthouse in the first day of the homicide trial of Albart B. Shores, a La Crosse man charged with vehicular homicide.
Drew Bulin testifies
Sauk County Sheriff’s Detective Drew Bulin answers questions from District Attorney Michael Albrecht during a preliminary hearing over a homicide case in January 2020 at the Sauk County Courthouse.
Wenzel and Van Wagner in courtroom
William Wenzel, right, appears in August 2019 in Sauk County Circuit Court alongside defense attorney Christopher Van Wagner. Wenzel stood mute and pleaded not guilty to five felony charges of possession of child pornography.
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Sauk County Sheriff’s Deputy Matthew Tate tells local children and families about K-9 Jennings during the Baraboo library’s pet expo July 22 at Ochsner Park in Baraboo.
Mike Albrecht sworn in
Mike Albrecht takes the oath of office as the newly appointed district attorney with his son, 11-month-old Henrik, as he is sworn in by Sauk County Circuit Court Judge Patricia Barrett during a ceremony in November 2019 at the Sauk County Courthouse.
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Det. Lt. Chris Zunker of the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office speaks May 10 during Sauk County’s Respect for Law Day observance in front of the courthouse in downtown Baraboo.
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