On 10/18/2019 at 11:55 p.m., the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a single vehicle rollover accident which occurred in the 5500 block of 475th St. Information provided to the communications center was that this vehicle was in a field on the north side of 475th St. Upon an investigation into the accident by the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office, it was determined that a 2000 Ford F250 owned and driven by Adam Jacob Gambell, age 21 of West Bend, was traveling east on 475th Street. Gambell lost control of his vehicle and entered the north ditch and made contact with the embankment which vaulted the vehicle. Once vaulted, the Gambell vehicle overturned before coming to rest on its top. Gambell was transported to the Palo Alto County Hospital with undisclosed injuries.
The Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Palo Alto County Health System and the West Bend Fire Department. The accident remains under investigation by the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office.
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