Mar 19, 2026, 12:29 PM CST
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Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson reports a single vehicle crash could have been much worse. Tuesday morning (March 17) at approximately 9:15, the Sheriff’s Office 911 Dispatch Center was notified of a single-vehicle crash on County Road Y, near Seas Branch Road, in the Town of Viroqua.
Helen M. Randazzo, 23 of Richland Center, lost control of her vehicle in a curve. The vehicle left the roadway, traveled down an embankment, and came to rest in the snow just short of striking a residential structure. Helen Randazzo sustained injuries and was transported to Vernon Health by Gundersen Tri-State Ambulance.
Assisting the Sheriff’s Office at the scene were the Viroqua Fire Department, Viroqua Emergency Medical Responders, and Gundersen Tri-State Ambulance.
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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