Two Dead After Tuesday Afternoon Crash

Two people are dead after a two car head on collision Tuesday afternoon. The accident occurred on State Highway 35 approximately one mile south of Stoddard in the Town of Bergen around 3:20.

A car driven by 70 year old Robert Williams of Stoddard went to pass the car in front of him and struck a southbound vehicle head-on, driven by 55 year old Margaret Springborn of rural DeSoto.

Robert was pronounced dead on scene by the Vernon County Coroner’s Office. Springborn was taken to Gundersen Health System in Lacrosse and later pronounced dead.

The accident remains under investigation by the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office and Wisconsin State Patrol.