Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson reports a vehicle versus black bear collision occurred Thursday night, May 23, 2024, at approximately 10:00 PM, near Pine Avenue, in the town of Union, rural Hillsboro, WI.  Dominic Lee Vesbach, age 27, of rural La Farge, WI was operating a heavy-duty pickup truck, traveling east on State Highway 82, east of Pine Avenue, when the collision occurred.  The left side of a loaded trailer attached to the Vesbach vehicle struck the bear. 

 

The approximate 145-pound, male black bear was severely injured and had to be put down.  The trailer sustained minor damage.

 

Assisting the Sheriff’s Office was the La Farge Police Department.