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.

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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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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Officials with the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department said one man was partially ejected from a vehicle and another seriously injured in a two-car crash Saturday afternoon. Francois Duplooy, of Merrill, was traveling on Highway O when the crash occurred. Police say Duplooy failed to yield the right of way at a stop sign and crashed into another car on Highway F.

Duplooy was ejected from his vehicle in the crash. His passenger, Kenneth Marquart, of Athens, was also injured in the crash. Both men were transported by ambulance to Wausau Aspirus Hospital, where they are listed in serious condition.

The drive of the other vehicle, 46 year-old Edwin Borchardt, also of Athens, sustained only minor injuries in the crash.

According to a statement released by officials with the Wausau Police Department, a motorcyclist ran a stop sign and crashed into a car on Wausau’s west side Thursday. Police say the 31 year-old motorcyclist went through a stop sign at the intersection of 12th Avenue and Thomas Street, causing the accident. As the biker entered the intersection he was broadsided by a car and thrown off his motorcycle.

The bikers name has not been released. Police say he was transported by ambulance to Wausau-Aspirus Hospital following the accident. He is listed in critical condition. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

The driver of the car was not seriously injured in the collision.

According to officials with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department, the accident occurred on County Road Z to the west of Scott Road in the Township of Scott. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a 911 call of a one vehicle rollover crash and response crews were dispatched.

Four people were injured in the crash. The driver of the vehicle, 19 year-old Andrew J. Burrows was transported to Aspirus Hospital in Wausau for treatment. Three passengers in the vehicle, 20 year-old Kyle W. Helmstadter, 19 year-old Shelby L. Hutchison, and 19 year-old Melissa Espeseth were taken by helicopter to a university hospital.

The circumstances of the crash remain under investigation. Alcohol and speed are suspected to be contributing factors.

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The 63-year-old woman from Wausau removed from her truck from Moraine Lake in the township of Harrison Lake. She was accompanied by her 23-year-old son, who was responsible for pulling her from the water. The police received the emergency call just prior to 5 a.m. on June 6.

Although Lincoln County authorities have the results of an autopsy, they are not releasing those results. Some are worried that making public the findings would compromise the currently on-going investigation. Police said that they did intend on releasing the toxicology reports either this Friday or some time next week.

The woman’s son was taken to Ministry Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, where he was treated for his injuries sustained during the incident.

The Lincoln County’s Sheriff County described the incident as a two-vehicle crash that occurred on Wednesday around 3:50 p.m. on Highway 8 at Garvin’s Place. After the two cars hit each other, one continued off of the road, eventually resting after hitting both a tree and telephone pole. An investigation is still underway to determine the exact cause of the accident. Alcohol was not a factor in the crash.

After Tomahawk’s firefighters aided two trapped people in the car that struck the tree and pole, a third was able to exit the vehicle unassisted. The driver of that car was taken to Aspirus Wausau Hospital via helicopter. It was announced that the driver’s injuries, although serious enough to warrant the air-lift, were not life threatening injuries. The two other passengers in that car sustained minor injuries. The driver of the second vehicle suffered no substantial injuries.

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The law poses to levy $500 fines for drivers caught without minimum coverage, as well as $700 fines if a citation is written for trying to use a fraudulent policy card. Drivers who have insurance, but cannot provide proof when asked, will be asked to pay $10. However, this fee can be waived if the driver returns to a law enforcement agency and provides subsequent proof of insurance.

According to state figures, 15% of drivers are current uninsured in Wisconsin. This is comparable to the national average, which includes now 49 states with required coverage.

New Hampshire is the only remaining state without any auto insurance law. Virginia allows drivers to drive without car insurance, but requires them to pay a $500 fee yearly. Although these laws are set in place, both states urge their road-bound citizens to purchase suitable insurance policies.

If you or someone you love have gotten caught up in the headache of auto insurance claims, and you feel that, somewhere in the process, you have been wronged, there may be legal recourse you can undertake. The Wausau car accident lawyers of Habush, Habush & Rottier, S.C., are here to provide you with legal advice for your case. Contact them today at 800-242-2874.

According to the Department of Transportation’s announcement, June is the worst or next to worse month for deer-related car accidents. Their increased activity due to does looking for locations to give birth and fawns moving away from their mothers.

Law enforcement officials have joined in the warning, claiming that, in 2009 alone, 16,338 collisions with deer occurred in Wisconsin. In the highest accident-prone county, Dane County, 873 accidents were reported. In Shawano County, which ranks as third on the list of highest incident counties, over half of the total accidents in the county, 648, were because of crashes with deer.

Police want motorists to be especially careful during early morning hours and in the evening, as these times are markedly more active for deer, and making it more likely that a collision could occur. They advised that, if a deer is found by a road, blasting the vehicle’s horn in one long sound should be sufficient to scare the deer away from the road.

If you or someone you love has been injured on the road, contact the Wausau road defect attorneys of Habush, Habush & Rottier, S.C., by calling 800-242-2874 to determine your legal options.