A once-prominent Kenosha businessman was in a Duluth, Minn., hospital Wednesday night with severe injuries he suffered in a snowmobiling accident over the weekend in northern Wisconsin. Michael Wells, former chairman of the now-defunct manufacturer Frank Wells Co., was at St. Mary’s Hospital with severe head and neck injuries, according...
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Alcohol factor in truck-snowmobile accident in Alban
A 21-year-old Alban man is facing charges after a collision between a snowmobile and a pickup truck on Jan. 22. The accident happened about 2:30 a.m. on Delamere Road in Alban. The pickup truck was pulling out of a driveway when the snowmobile struck it on the side. The snowmobile...
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Man ejected from snowmobile and killed near Snoqualmie Pass
The Kittas County Sheriff’s Office reports that a snowmobiler was killed late Sunday night in an accident near Interstate 90. The victim, identified as James V. Okada, was traveling at a high rate of speed on East Sparks Road outside Easton. He wasn’t wearing a helmet. Snow was falling, and...
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Park Falls Man Charged In Snowmobile Death (WI)
PHILLIPS – A man accused of hitting and killing a snowmobiler in Price County has been charged with a felony. A criminal complaint filed Tuesday charged 26-year-old Joseph Weiher of Park Falls with homicide by negligent operation of vehicle. The Department of Natural Resources says Weiher is accused of striking...
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Riderless snowmobile travels two miles before crashing
HANLEY FALLS, Minn. — A snowmobile apparently traveled more than two miles, even venturing over two roads, all without a rider after he fell off and was injured, authorities said. According to a news release, a Yellow Medicine County sheriff’s deputy on patrol spotted a person lying in a ditch...
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LETTER: Wis. should punish sled OWIs, too
EDITOR: Already in this short snowmobile season we have eight people killed on our trails, with speed and alcohol believed to be a contributing factor in most of these cases. This is not new to our state. We have been leading the nation in snowmobile deaths for years now. This...
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Man denies guilt in snowmobile incident
A Rutland man who allegedly tried to run from city police on a snowmobile Sunday remained behind bars on $5,000 bail Monday afternoon. Randy M. Webster, 33, pleaded innocent in Rutland District Court to misdemeanor charges of attempting to elude police on a snowmobile and resisting arrest. City police say...
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Snowmobile Chase Ends in DWI in St. Stephen, Minn.
ST. STEPHEN, Minn. – A 28-year-old man from Rice, Minnesota was arrested for DWI and fleeing police after leading police on two separate chases on his snowmobile. Gregory Richard Werner was booked into the Stearns County Jail following his arrest early Tuesday morning. A Stearns County deputy clocked Werner driving...
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Crash kills Itasca County snowmobiler
MARCELL, Minn. – A snowmobiler was killed when his sled left a trail and hit a tree Monday night. The crash happened on the Marcell Snowmobile Trail about a half-mile north of Itasca County Road 45. It was reported to the Itasca County Sheriff’s Office about 10:45 p.m. Sheriff Pat...
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