Oct 28, 2025, 8:21 AM CST
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RICHLAND CENTER, Wis. (WRCO / WRCE) – A crash Friday afternoon on US Highway 14 east of Richland Center resulted in injuries and road closure.
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department reports that at approximately 1:30, first responders were dispatched to a two vehicle crash on US Highway 14 near Premier Coop.
The investigation showed that a straight truck crashed into the rear of a semi that was hauling corn. Highway 14 was completely blocked and both drivers sustained injuries.
One driver was trapped in the vehicle and had to be extricated by the Richland Center Fire Department.
One driver was transported by ambulance to the hospital. The second driver was transported by UW Medflight. Highway 14 was closed for approximately three hours.
At this time the identities of the drivers are being withheld pending further investigation.
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.
Jo Ann Krulatz is Senior Radio Journalist and News Director at WRCO and WRCE in Richland Center. Email her at joann.krulatz@civicmedia.us.
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