Crash in Iowa County results in Operating While Under the Influence, 6th offense
Feb 12, 2026, 9:08 AM CST
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Wednesday night around 11:10 PM, the Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a one vehicle crash/slide off on Sunny Ridge Road near the intersection of Spring Road in the Township of Waldwick. Iowa County Sheriff’s Deputies responded.
Following an investigation, the operator, Kelli R Nechkash, age 67, was arrested for Operating While Under the Influence, sixth offense, Possession of Illegally Obtained Prescription, Possession of Controlled Substance, and was ordered to be detained by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Parole Supervision. Nechkash was transported to the Iowa County Jail and booked on the charges.
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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