Two people suffer minor injuries from rollover crash near Hillsboro

Jan. 6, 2025

HILLSBORO, Wis. – Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson reports on Friday, Jan. 3, at approximately 5:00 p.m, the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office 911 Dispatch center received an automated crash notification from a smart phone. A second call was received and it was reported to be a single vehicle crash on State Highway 82, 0.5mi West of Urban Rd in the Town of Hillsboro.

The operator of the vehicle Quinn M. Scheder, 18, of rural LaFarge fell asleep and lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle left the roadway and flipped end over end before coming to rest in the ditch. Quinn Scheder and his passenger, Abner L. Scheder, age 16 also of rural LaFarge were both evaluated at the scene and transported by Hillsboro Area Ambulance Service to Gundersen St. Joseph’s Hospital and Clinics , in Hillsboro, with minor injuries.

State Highway 82 was closed for approximately 20 min by Hillsboro Area Fire Department to allow recovery of the vehicle.

All airbags in the vehicle were deployed. Sheriff Torgerson would like to emphasize the importance of wearing seatbelts.

The crash remains under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office.