Posted on September 7th, 2010
A man was injured in a Wausau drunk driving crash Sunday morning.
According to officials with the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department, 33 year-old Israel Fernandez will face a third OWI charge after crashing into a tree Sunday. Police say Fernandez’s vehicle overturned after the crash, which occurred on South First Avenue shortly after 6:30 a.m.
A good Samaritan helped Fernandez from the vehicle after the crash. When police arrived on the scene Fernandez was transported by ambulance to Wausau Aspirus Hospital for a blood test. His blood alcohol content has not been made public, but police held Fernandez for several hours at the Marathon County jail until he was sober. He has been charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Police say Fernandez has two prior OWI convictions, and additional charges are pending.
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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 August 19th, 2010
A woman and two children are okay after a Wausau car accident Wednesday.
According to officials with the Wausau Police Department, the family escaped injury in a crash on Townline Avenue just east of 13th street shortly after 9:00 a.m. Wednesday. Police say the woman was traveling westbound on Townline Ave. when she lost control of her vehicle, struck a tree, and careened into a ditch on the side of the road. The impact of the crash caused the tree to fall on top of the vehicle, severely damaging the car.
The woman was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, and the two young children were buckled into car seats, police say.
No one was taken to the hospital following the crash, the woman was treated at the scene for minor injuries and released.
Police continue to investigate the cause of the crash. Alcohol does not appear to be a factor.
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Posted on August 12th, 2010
A woman avoided injury Thursday in a two-vehicle Wausau car accident.
According to officials with the Wausau Police Department, a 53 year-old man driving a Pontiac made an abrupt left turn into a driveway, crashing into a 53 year-old woman driving a Kia shortly after 3:30 p.m., just south of West Bridge Street. Police say the woman’s vehicle landed on its side on North Third Avenue.
According to Wausau Police Lieutenant Mark Pankow, the woman, who was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, was checked out by paramedics and appeared to be unhurt. Officers at the scene were able to push her car back onto its side.
The driver of the Pontiac was not injured in the crash.
Thankfully no one was hurt in this car accident, but all too often these situations can result in serious injury or worse. If you have been the victim of 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 August 3rd, 2010
Two people from Wausau were injured Tuesday in a two-vehicle crash in the town of Easton.
According to officials with the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department, the crash occurred at the intersection of Highways J and N. Police say a GMC truck was traveling north on Highway J and did not stop at a stop sign at the intersection, striking a westbound Ford Escape SUV on Highway N. The truck came to rest on its side after the crash and the SUV sustained heavy front-end damage.
The Easton Fire Department, Everest Metro Police and deputies from the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department were called to the scene. One person in each vehicle was injured and both were transported by ambulance to an area hospital, according to authorities.
No information about the drivers or their injuries was immediately available.
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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 8th, 2010
Two men were injured Saturday in a Wausau car accident, according to police.
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.
Posted on July 2nd, 2010
A man is hospitalized in critical condition following a Wausau motorcycle accident Thursday.
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.
