Slow-moving farm vehicles create hazard on highway

Heard on: Richland County Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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808 and/or city units.

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One motorist report of three very large farm equipment tractor type vehicles that are currently on Highway 14 west, in and around Simpson's, headed towards Richland Center.

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So large that they're knocking down the center pylons that divide the highway.

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Caller is concerned that they'll be in the roadway and no one will actually know which direction to travel.

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Last seen Simpson's headed westbound into Richland.

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66.

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808 Richland.

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Go ahead, 808.

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I do see the farm equipment.

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I'm at the light at US 14 and Sextonville Street.

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They're touching the barriers but not knocking them over.

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I'm not sure what the rest of 14 looks like.

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If you could check the area.

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That far.

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I can get to the intersection here.

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I'm gonna check from here out.

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And

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I'm on that now checking it.

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It's no worse than it appears to have been from before.

5/16/2026 09:18 AM

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US-14 & Sextonville Rd, Richland Center, WI 53581

Slow-moving farm vehicles create hazard on highway

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As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies responded to reports of several large farm vehicles traveling west on Highway 14 near Sextonville Road and Simpson’s. The vehicles were reportedly striking lane pylons and causing a potential traffic hazard toward Richland Center.

Slow-moving farm vehicles create hazard on highway

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