RICHLAND COUNTY, Wis. — Two people died Thursday after a pickup struck a utility terrain vehicle, or UTV, at County Highway CC and Hanko Drive near Cazenovia, the Richland County Sheriff’s Office said.

Deputies were dispatched to the intersection, and UW Health Med Flight was requested after initial reports that a UTV occupant was unresponsive, the sheriff’s office said.

First responders determined the UTV, occupied by driver James Koelker and passenger Sandra Koelker, was traveling south on Hanko Drive and the pickup was heading west on County Highway CC.

Witnesses and investigators said the UTV stopped at the stop sign, then entered the intersection without yielding to the oncoming pickup. The westbound pickup struck the UTV, which rolled.

Despite life-saving efforts, James and Sandr

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