Connect with us

Travel

Two hurt in dump truck vs tractor crash near La Farge

Published

on

A man driving a tractor faces life-threatening injuries after an accident Wednesday afternoon in Vernon County.

The Vernon County Sheriff’s Office says it happened just after noon Wednesday. Danny White, 66, of La Farge was driving a tractor pulling a hay rake west on State Hwy. 82. White was turning left onto Slayback road when Michael Anderson, 71, of La Farge tried to pass the tractor on the left side.

Anderson’s dump truck hit the front of White’s tractor. The tractor was overturned and White was ejected. La Farge EMS transported him to the Viroqua Airport to meet with Gundersen Air. He was flown to Gundersen Health System in La Crosse with serious injuries.

Anderson had minor injuries and declined transport.

Kaitlyn Riley’s passion for communications started on her family’s dairy farm in Gays Mills, Wis. Wanting to share agriculture’s story, she studied strategic communications and broadcast journalism at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In college, she held officer positions with the Association of Women in Agriculture and Badger Dairy Club while volunteering as a news reporter for the college radio station. She also founded the university’s first agricultural radio talk show, AgChat. In her professional career, Kaitlyn has worked in radio, print and television news doing everything from covering local events to interviewing presidential candidates, and putting back on her barn boots to chat with farmers in the field. Today, Kaitlyn can be seen covering local stories that matter to you in the La Crosse area.

Continue Reading
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *