12-year old dies in UTV crash
Saturday's incident was the second in which a child died in the county last week.
Aug 13, 2025, 1:20 PM CST
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COLUMBIA COUNTY, Wis (CIVIC MEDIA) – A 12-year-old died in a UTV crash last weekend in Columbia County.
According to Columbia County Sheriff’s the child died from injuries sustained in a rollover crash on Saturday, August 9. Authorities say the child was pronounced dead at the scene where he was trapped under the UTV at a farm in Wyocena, WI.
Saturday’s incident was the second in which a child died in the county last week. A four-year-old died last Wednesday, August 6 after falling from farm equipment in Marcellon, WI.
So far this year, at least 25 people have died in ATV and UTV crashes. UTVs were involved in 84 percent of these fatal incidents.
Jo Ann Krulatz is Senior Radio Journalist and News Director at WRCO and WRCE in Richland Center. Email her at joann.krulatz@civicmedia.us.
Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at adam.hess@civicmedia.us.
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