Jessica Bignell Obituary Arkansaw: In loving memory of woman killed in UTV rollover crash in Pepin County.
Chief Deputy Matt Roesler of the Pepin County Sheriff’s Office reports that the 911 call for a “serious roll-over” UTV incident on County Road Z close to County Road G in the township of Waterville came in just before 9 p.m. on Sunday.
According to Roesler’s first inquiry, several UTVs were moving in a convoy east on County Road Z when one of them hit a pile of gravel and overturned. He identified the occupants as Bradley T. Holz, 54, of Arkansaw, Jessica L. Bignell, 45, and Richard L. Bignell Jr., 47, all of Arkansaw.
According to Roesler, Jessica L. Bignell was declared deceased at the scene. During the rollover, the other occupants were also ejected. Holz was flown to an Eau Claire hospital, while Richard Bignell was evacuated by helicopter to a hospital in St. Paul. Both remain in critical condition, according to Roesler. No one was wounded in the other UTVs.
According to Roeler, there is evidence that no one in the UTV that crashed was using a seatbelt, and it’s possible that alcohol played a role. Additionally, he stated that County Road Z is blocked due to construction work, and the UTVs “passed multiple road-closed signs prior to crashing.”