Local News

A Friday evening crash in Wausau injured three people.  A 16-year-old driver was traveling northbound in the right lane of First Avenue, a one-way street.  She attempted to make a left turn onto Norton Street from the right lane, and crashed into a vehicle that was traveling in the left lane.  The collision caused the vehicle in the left lane to lose control and spin around, hitting two trees before coming to rest in a yard on Norton Street. The 44-year-old driver and her two passengers were taken to Aspirus Wausau Hospital to receive medical attention.

Two separate crashes caused injuries in the Wisconsin Rapids area on Sunday.  In the first accident, Susan L. Lewis was driving on Highway 66 in Rudolph when she attempted to make a left turn onto Highway O.  According to reports, a vehicle driven by Alexis K. Hoffman then attempted to pass Lewis on her left side at the intersection, and the cars collided.  Both vehicles were towed and Lewis was transported to an area hospital to receive medical attention for her injuries.

One man was killed and two were injured as a result of a two vehicle crash on Friday in the town of Nokomis.  Just before 11:00 a.m., Daniel W. Bohm was driving northbound on Highway 51 about a mile south of Highway L.  His vehicle crossed into the southbound lane and collided with a truck that was towing a trailer.  Bohm was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.  The two occupants of the oncoming truck were injured, and were transported to Ministry Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk.

On Monday, September 1, one person was killed and another was injured in a crash between an ATV and two cars.  According to the Marathon County Sheriff's Department, an ATV driver was headed north on Cardinal Lane in the town of Cassel when he started to cross Highway 29 in order to continue onto 9th Avenue in the town of Rib Falls.  While crossing, he collided with two cars traveling west on Highway 29.