Oct 7, 2025, 8:31 AM CST
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GRANT COUNTY, Wis. (WRCO / WRCE) – The Grant County Communication Center was notified of a single UTV crash with entrapment on County G near Old Blue River Road in Muscoda township Friday night.
On Oct. 3 at approximately 9 p.m., Sheriff’s Deputies, along with Muscoda Fire and Muscoda EMS units, were dispatched to the scene. When emergency crews arrived, they learned the driver was trapped but not injured. The driver had to be extricated from the UTV by the Muscoda Fire Department.
During the investigation, it was determined that Leanne Laufenberg, 60 of Muscoda, was operating the UTV southbound on County G when she lost control of the UTV, causing it to roll onto its side into the ditch line.
During the investigation, Laufenberg showed signs of impairment. As a result, Leanne Laufenberg was arrested for operating a UTV while under the influence of an intoxicant, a first offense.
Jo Ann Krulatz is Senior Radio Journalist and News Director at WRCO and WRCE in Richland Center. Email her at [email protected].
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 [email protected].
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