Crash on Hwy 82 closes highway, injured man flown from scene
Nov 11, 2025, 2:20 AM CT
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VERNON COUNTY, Wis. (WRCO / WRCE) – A crash Friday afternoon (November 7) closed Highway 82 for over two and a half hours.
Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson reports that at approximately 2:00, the Sheriff’s Office 911 Dispatch Center was notified of a single-vehicle crash that occurred at the intersection of State Highway 82 and County Road P, in the Town of Forest. Stephen J. Hynek, 63 of Hillsboro, was operating a truck traveling southeast on County Road P.
The truck was loaded with shelled corn, and the operator reported a mechanical issue with the brakes as he approached the intersection of Highway 82.
The vehicle went off the left side of the roadway, struck an embankment, and came to rest in the crossways of both Highway 82 travel lanes.
Stephen Hynek was flown from the scene by GundersenAIR to Gundersen Health System in La Crosse.
Due to cleanup of the load spillage, Highway 82 was closed until 4:40. Assisting the Sheriff’s Office were the Hillsboro Police Department, Hillsboro Fire Department, Hillsboro Area Ambulance, GundersenAIR, and the Wisconsin State Patrol.
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 [email protected].
Jo Ann Krulatz is Senior Radio Journalist and News Director at WRCO and WRCE in Richland Center. Email her at [email protected].
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