Richland Center man injured in Vernon County crash

On Sunday, April 6 at 4:45 PM, the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office 911 Dispatch Center was notified of a single-vehicle rollover on County Road D, east of Hall Road, rural Westby in the Town of Clinton. 62-year-old Ralph E. Smalley of Richland Center was driving west on County Road D when he experienced a suspected medical episode. The vehicle left the roadway on a curve, traveled down an embankment, struck trees, overturned, and came to rest on its roof. Smalley was able to exit the vehicle on his own and was transported to Vernon Memorial Healthcare, in Viroqua by La Farge Area Ambulance. Assisting the Sheriff’s Office at the scene were the La Farge Fire Department, La Farge Area Ambulance, and the Wisconsin State Patrol. The incident remains under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office.