accident Archives - Royal Purple

Sharing the road with the Amish community

Kory Makos, Community News Editor • December 1, 2025

An Amish buggy was totaled after a car crashed into its rear end Nov. 9 on County Rd N outside of Whitewater. The two occupants of a buggy, an adult and a minor, sustained minor injuries. However, the...

Kates recalls his recovery after accident

Brenda Echeverria, Arts & Rec Editor • September 17, 2018

While visiting his daughter Lucy at University of Oklahoma in November 2017, Dr. James Kates heard an engine revving as he crossed the parking lot to his daughter’s apartment. He looked over in time...

UW-W student killed in car accident Wednesday

March 6, 2014

By Samantha Jacquest March 6, 2014 A 19-year-old UW-Whitewater student was killed in a car accident on South 59 Highway near East Gould Road, according to a Rock County Sheriff's...

Student hit by car on Main Street

March 2, 2011

A UW-Whitewater student was struck by a car at the intersection of Main Street and Whiton Street Tuesday afternoon.

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