VIROQU, Wis. – A two-vehicle collision between Viroqua and Readstown left both drivers hospitalized in serious condition. Chloe Rose Billington, 20, of Soldiers Grove, was taken 36 miles to a LaCrosse hospital. She was driving Jeep Cherokee. The other driver, Brett Lee Burkum, 38, of Viroqua, in a 2020 Kia Stinger, was taken to the Viroqua hospital. Burkum was heading north toward Viroqua when he went into the oncoming lane. Alcohol was a likely explanation, deputies said. The collision was about 5:55 p.m. on Highway 14 near Offerdahl Road.
Not much left. Of Kia Stinger after head-on crash. Wreckage awaiting a lift onto a flatbed. Image: Vernon County sheriff