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Vernon County safety panel reviews Christmas-night fatal on Highway 82, urges shoulders and rumble strips
Summary
At a Vernon County Traffic Safety Committee meeting members reviewed a Christmas-night crash on State Highway 82 that killed one buggy occupant and discussed shoulder widening, centerline rumble strips and guardrail visibility as near-term safety fixes.
Sheriff Roy To Arterson told the Vernon County Traffic Safety Committee that a collision on Christmas night on State Highway 82 between Lafarge and Hillsborough killed one person riding in a horse-drawn buggy and seriously injured another.
“Evidence suggests that the Chevy Cruze was certainly left of center,” Sheriff Roy To Arterson said, describing the crash scene and thanking state reconstruction crews and local deputies for their work.
The sheriff and county safety partners discussed several safety measures now being pressed for by local officials: widening or paving shoulders…
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