A 17-year-old boy died Friday night in the town of Whitestown after a toy-wagon accident, according to Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson.
At about 10 p.m., the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office 911 Dispatch Center received a call of the incident, which occurred on Indian Creek Road, south of Dutch Hollow Road, in rural La Farge.
Marvin L. Miller, 17; a male juvenile, 12; and Ervin J. Miller, 20, all of rural La Farge, were riding the toy wagon downhill on Indian Creek Road. After the wagon had gone off the right side of the roadway, it struck a tree; all three occupants were ejected down a steep embankment.
Although injured himself, Ervin J. Miller was able to go for help and he sought medical treatment the following day at Neighborhood Family Clinic.
The juvenile male was transported by La Farge Ambulance to Vernon Memorial Healthcare in Viroqua and later transferred to UW-Madison.
Marvin L. Miller was seriously injured. Extensive life-saving measures were exhausted, and Miller was pronounced dead at the scene by Vernon County Coroner Betty Nigh.
The La Farge Fire Department, La Farge Ambulance, Gundersen Tri-State Ambulance, and Gundersen Air assisted the sheriff’s office at the scene.
The incident remains under investigation by the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office and Vernon County Coroner’s Office.
