Walworth County Sheriff Kurt Picknell plans to retire at the end of this year, capping off a 35-year law enforcement career, the last eight of which he s spent as the
TOWN OF SPRING PRAIRIE
A Walworth County sheriffâs deputy was seriously injured Sunday as he tried to stop a speeding motorist, the sheriffâs office reported.
Deputy Wayne Blanchard was getting ready to deploy stop sticks on Highway 120 in the town of Spring Prairie in the early-morning hours when he was injured.
The speeding vehicle hit a guardrail, injuring both Blanchard and a passenger in the vehicle, according to a news release.
Another deputy had tried to stop the vehicle for speedingâ62 mph in a 25 mph zoneâin Lake Geneva around 1:11 a.m. Sunday, according to a news release.