One person was injured in a traffic crash Tuesday morning In Richland County.
Nov 18, 2025, 7:07 PM CST
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RICHLAND COUNTY, Wis (WRCO / WRCE) – One person was injured in a traffic crash Tuesday morning (November 18) in Richland County.
Sheriff Clay Porter reports that around 10:30 a vehicle, operated by Kathleen Banker, 55 of Hillsboro, was traveling northbound on State Highway 80 approaching County Highway A when the vehicle began to cross the center line and move into oncoming traffic.
This forced another driver who was traveling southbound on 80 to exit the roadway and drive into a cut cornfield to avoid a head on crash. Banker’s vehicle continued into the west ditch and crashed into Horse Creek.
The vehicle was submerged in approximately three feet of water. First responders assisted in removing Banker from the vehicle and observed that she sustained minor injuries and was transported by Richland County EMS. Kathleen Banker was cited for failure to keep control of her vehicle.
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.
Jo Ann Krulatz is Senior Radio Journalist and News Director at WRCO and WRCE in Richland Center. Email her at joann.krulatz@civicmedia.us.
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