Lafayette County Sheriff
DARLINGTON - Peter R. Wicklein, 88, Elgin, Ill., was taken to Monroe Clinic for treatment of non-life threatening injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle accident on Lake Road in Argyle Township at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19. Wicklein was eastbound when he lost control on a curve. His vehicle went over an embankment and into a creek before striking some small trees. His vehicle was towed.
Green County Sheriff
MONROE - John H. Binko, 59, Beloit, reported injuries but declined medical treatment at the scene of a crash in Spring Grove Township at 9:48 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19. Binko was headed northbound in a pickup truck on County T behind a vehicle driven by William S. Knight, 65, Brodhead. Knight was preparing to turn west onto Halfway Tree Road when Binko tried to pass him on the left. He swerved around Knight's vehicle and crashed into a ditch, causing his truck moderate but non-disabling damage. Knight was uninjured, and his vehicle was undamaged.
DARLINGTON - Peter R. Wicklein, 88, Elgin, Ill., was taken to Monroe Clinic for treatment of non-life threatening injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle accident on Lake Road in Argyle Township at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19. Wicklein was eastbound when he lost control on a curve. His vehicle went over an embankment and into a creek before striking some small trees. His vehicle was towed.
Green County Sheriff
MONROE - John H. Binko, 59, Beloit, reported injuries but declined medical treatment at the scene of a crash in Spring Grove Township at 9:48 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19. Binko was headed northbound in a pickup truck on County T behind a vehicle driven by William S. Knight, 65, Brodhead. Knight was preparing to turn west onto Halfway Tree Road when Binko tried to pass him on the left. He swerved around Knight's vehicle and crashed into a ditch, causing his truck moderate but non-disabling damage. Knight was uninjured, and his vehicle was undamaged.