Posted on September 1st, 2010
Five people were injured in a two-vehicle accident east of Wausau Monday.
According to Hatley Fire Chief Randy Szew, the accident occurred shortly after 2:30 p.m. on the overpass above highway 29 and county road Y. “One party was making a left hand turn accessing highway 29 and another party was heading north on Y,” said Szew.
According to deputies at the scene, one of the vehicles caught fire after the collision.
All five people got out of the cars safely. They were transported, by ambulance, to Aspirus Wausau Hospital for treatment. The nature or extent of their injuries is not known.
The accident remains under investigation by the Wausau Police Department.
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Posted on August 25th, 2010
A man is in the hospital following a Wausau motorcycle accident Tuesday afternoon.
According to officials with the Wausau Police Department, the motorcyclist was stopped at the intersection of Ross Avenue and Camp Phillips Road shortly after 3:00 p.m. Tuesday when the crash occurred. Police say a woman in an SUV crashed into the man from behind. The woman was looking down at her MP3 player to change a song when she failed to see the motorcycle, according to Everest Metro patrol officer Tom Jourdan.
The woman was not injured in the crash, but was cited for inattentive driving, said Lt. Frank Wirzbanowski of the Everest Metro Police Department. The motorcyclist was wearing a helmet at the time, Jourdan said.
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Posted on July 28th, 2010
A police minivan was involved in a two-vehicle crash in Wausau Monday.
According to officials with the Wausau Police Department, an unmarked minivan used by the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department was involved in a crash at the intersection of Sight and Washington streets in Wausau shortly after 3:30 p.m. Monday. Lt. Jim Wadinski says a pickup truck, driven by 27 year-old Mark Malinowski, of Auburndale, ran a red light and struck the minivan.
No one was injured in the crash, but both the minivan and pickup truck were damaged. Malinowski was cited for failing to stop at a red signal light.
The minivan is used by the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department to serve process paperwork.
Luckily no one was injured in this crash, but all too often these preventable car accidents can result in serious personal injury. If you or someone you know has been injured in a Wausau car accident, please contact a Wausau Car Accident Lawyer of Habush, Habush & Rottier, S.C., by calling 800-242-2874 today.
Posted on July 22nd, 2010
A man from Wausau was arrested Saturday night in connection with a July 5 crash that left a bicyclist critically injured, police say.
According to officials with the Wisconsin State Patrol, the man, whose name was not released, is in the Langlade County Jail awaiting charges. A spokeswoman for the Aspirus Wausau Hospital said the bicyclist who was injured in the hit-and-run crash, Timothy Wissbroecker of Antigo, has been upgraded to fair condition.
The crash occurred shortly after 11:00 a.m. July 5 as Wissbroecker was riding his bicycle on Highway 64, about five miles west of Antigo, police say.
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Posted on July 16th, 2010
WSAU reports that police have finally identified a 30-year-old Wasau man as a suspect in last week’s hit-and-run of an Antigo bicyclist. According to WSAU, “The suspect is in custody in the Langlade County jail awaiting formal charges. He could make an initial appearance Monday.”
Police located the driver of a Honda SUV that had damage matching the predictions police had made. The bicyclist, 26-year-old Tim Wissbrocker, improved from critical to fair condition at the Wasau-Aspirus Hospital.
Family members had offered a reward of $10,000 for an arrest. So far, no one has claimed the reward.
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