Oct 23, 2025, 12:38 PM CST
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RICHLAND CENTER, Wis. (WRCO / WRCE) -The Richland County Sheriff’s Department reports a car started on fire following a crash.
On Monday, Oct. 21 around 1 p.m., 42-year-old Gregory Strawn of Arizona was traveling Westbound on US Hwy 14 when the vehicle touched the gravel shoulder, and he was unable to correct back onto the paved lane of travel.
The vehicle then entered the North/East ditch line where it encountered a rocky embankment before overturning and coming to rest on it’s roof. Strawn was able to crawl out of the vehicle while passing traffic called to report the accident. Strawn’s vehicle then started on fire.
The vehicle burnt extensively before the Richland Fire Department could get the fire under control. No apparent injuries were reported as a result of this incident.
Jo Ann Krulatz is Senior Radio Journalist and News Director at WRCO and WRCE in Richland Center. Email her at joann.krulatz@civicmedia.us.
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.
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