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Iowa County UTV crash leads to arrest

Iowa County UTV crash leads to arrest

By
Todd Coppernoll and Adam D. Hess

May 11, 2026, 9:52 AM CT

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The Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a Crash/Automated alert in the area of Badger Hollow Rd and Blue River Rd in the Township of Eden. It was found that a UTV had rolled.

Subsequent to the investigation, Adam R. Laufenberg, age 39, of Highland was arrested and cited for Operate ATV/UTV While Under the Influence of an Intoxicant, ATV/UTV Intoxicated Operation, Refusal to Provide Required Sample/Submit to Chemical Tests, and Operate All-Terrain Vehicle or Utility Terrain Vehicle in a Careless Manner. 

Laufenberg was transported to the Iowa County Jail where he was booked on the charged and later released to a responsible party.

Adam Hess

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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