Sheriff Darrell Berglin reports at 11:52 am June 20, 2014 Richland County 911 center received an emergency call indicating a man was trapped under a crane.

Sheriff Deputies responded along with Richland County EMS, Ithaca First Responders, and the Richland Center Fire Department.

Sheriff Deputies found a male with head injuries lying on the ground near the bent boom of a crane.   Attempts to resuscitate him were not successful.  Richland County Coroner was called to the scene and Christopher G Kraemer 30 of Spring Green was pronounced dead at the scene.

The case remains open and is being investigated by OSHA and Kraemer Brothers.

5/25/14   2:59AM – Block was operating a 2009 Harley Davidson traveling northbound on CTH II approximately 0.3 mile north of Corwin Ridge Rd. Block’s motorcycle strikes a deer and he is thrown from it. Anthony A. Block, 33, of Cazenovia,  was not wearing a helmet and suffers injuries to face, head, and chest. Block was transported by Cazenovia EMS to the Richland Hospital and then by Medflight to UW Hospital in Madison.

Cazenovia Fire and EMS assisted the Richland County Sheriff’s Department at the scene.

On 05/24/2014, shortly after 8 PM, Richland County 911 received a report of a single vehicle crash on Excelsior Rd west of CTH F. Upon arrival, a 2003 Ford Ranger was seen resting down a steep embankment. First responders did have to use ropes and basket to rescue the driver. The driver was taken to Boscobel Hospital via ambulance but did succumb to injuries. Eyewitness accounts did say Larry D. Holloway, 51, of Blue River, did veer off the road only after avoiding a collision with an oncoming vehicle. The investigation did reveal that Holloway was not wearing a seatbelt and speed and alcohol was a contributing factor.

Blue River Fire / EMS and Boscobel EMS assisted the Richland County Sheriff’s Department at the scene.

 

On 05/24/2014 at approximately 5:33 PM Angela Novotny, 37 of La Valle,  was operating a motorcycle northbound on STH 58 when she lost control of the motorcycle and was ejected from the cycle onto the west side ditch line. Novotny was transported to Reedsburg Memorial by Cazenovia EMS. Novotny was then transported to UW-Madison by Med Flight where she succumbed to her fatal injuries.

Cazenovia EMS and Fire assisted the Richland County Sheriff’s Department on scene.

On 05/22/2014 at 8:05 PM, Richland County 911 received a call of a 2-car crash on USH 14 at McDonald’s. The investigation found that McGrath, driving her 2003 Saturn Ion, pulled out of the McDonald’s parking lot onto USH 14 when a 2002 Dodge Durango driven by Olson crashed into the Ion. Olson’s vehicle veered off USH 14 coming to rest alongside NAPA Auto. The Ion came to rest along the shoulder. McGrath was transported to the hospital via ambulance.   Olson and her 3 passengers suffered minor injury. Both vehicles were towed from the scene.

Richland County EMS and Richland Center Fire assisted the Richland County Sheriff’s Department at the scene.