A La Farge woman is dead after a collision between the motorcycle she was a passenger on and a horse-drawn buggy in rural Vernon County. According to the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened on Sunday at around 4:30 p.m. The motorcycle, driven by 53-year-old Joseph Oium, was headed north on Sandhill Road in the Town of Whitestown. A horse-drawn buggy with two juveniles was headed south. The sheriff’s office said the horse became spooked and collided with the motorcycle. Oium and his passenger, 54-year-old Kim Oium, were thrown from the motorcycle. Kim Oium had severe injuries and died at the scene. Joseph Oium refused treatment for back, head, and hand injuries although the sheriff’s office said he may have later gone for treatment. The two juveniles on the buggy weren’t injured.
