Two injured in UTV accident in Boyceville

BOYCEVILLE — Two people were injured; one seriously when the vehicle they were riding in struck a bridge railing.

The Dunn County Emergency Center received a call at 11:34 p.m. on Saturday, October 3 reporting that a four wheeler was involved in a crash on Duffy Street just north of State Highway 170 in the Village of Boyceville.

The caller reported two people were in the vehicle and that they were both injured and unconscious, according to the report from the Dunn County Sheriff’s office.

Boyceville Ambulance and Boyceville Fire Departments and Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the scene.

Upon arriving, they learned that the vehicle involved was a four wheel UTV (2013 Polaris Razor) and it was occupied by the driver and one passenger. They also learned that the UTV was going northbound on Duffy Street when it struck the end of a bridge guard rail and it was severely damaged. Both people were injured and the passenger had to be extricated from the vehicle.

The driver was transported to Mayo Menomonie and the passenger was transported by helicopter to Regions Hospital in the Twin Cities with serious injuries.

Monday afternoon the Dunn County Sheriff’s Department released the names of the injured. The operator and owner of the UTV was Scott A. Berger, 36 and his passenger, Allen J. Lain, 31, both of Boyceville. The report indicated that medical conditions were unknown by the Sheriff’s Department at the time of the news release.