May 5, 2026, 4:19 AM CT
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A 14-year-old from Tomah has died after being struck by a vehicle on Friday night. At approximately 9:45 PM, the Monroe County 911 Communications Center received a report of a pedestrian who was stuck by a vehicle on County Highway O in LaGrange Township.
Life saving efforts were attempted, but the juvenile did not survive.
The driver of the vehicle stopped at the scene and rendered aid until emergency responders arrived. He is cooperating with the investigation.
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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