A private funeral was held Sunday night for a former Bloomingdale man who died in a snowmobiling accident Saturday, according to the Vilas County Sheriff’s Department in Eagle River, Wisconsin. Dustin E. Thomas, 27, was killed after the snowmobile he was driving crashed into a tree at about 1:45 p.m....
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Snowmobile and Pick-up Collide On The Ice In Marathon County
Some tense moments unfold on the ice as a teenager’s snowmobile and a pick up truck collide. A 14-year-old boy is recovering Sunday night after his snowmobile hit a truck in Marathon County. The accident happened just after three this afternoon near the Schofield Dam… Off the Eau Claire Flowage....
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2 die in separate snowmobile crashes in Wisconsin
EAGLE RIVER, Wis. – Two men have died in separate snowmobile crashes in northern Wisconsin. An Illinois man died Friday in a crash in Vilas County. Authorities say 26-year-old Dustin E. Thomas of Bloomingdale, Ill, died after his snowmobile hit a tree in Boulder Junction. That crash is being investigated....
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Lawmaker pushes for tougher recreational OWI laws (WI)
Eau Claire (WQOW)-With four snowmobile crashes in three days in Western Wisconsin, a lawmaker says something has to be done. One of those recent crashes was fatal. Dale Frederick, from Chippewa Falls, was killed yesterday. He was 81. Two of the biggest factors in most snowmobile crashes are speed and...
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Speed + alcohol = deadly combination on a snowmobile
Thirteen people have died so far this snowmobile season in Wisconsin, but the DNR says the vast majority of these crashes could be avoided if people slowed down and avoided alcohol while driving....
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Crashes send snowmobilers to hospital
Western Wisconsin (WQOW) - Two snowmobilers are taken to the hospital after separate crashes. In one case, the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office says a 30-year-old man from Clear Lake is in critical condition after his sled ran into a tree. It happened in the Town of Lucas Saturday night. A friend...
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Snowmobile crash leaves Wells in hospital
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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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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Teenager thrown from snowmobile dies (WI)
A Waukesha County teen who ended up in a coma after being thrown from a speeding snowmobile has died. WISN-TV (Channel 12) reported that 17-year-old Chelsey Lobenhofer of the Town of Vernon was riding on the back of a snowmobile Dec. 23 when the driver lost control. The teen was...
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Larsen woman remains in critical condition after snowmobile crash on Lake Poygan at mouth of Wolf River
WOLF RIVER — A 45-year-old Larsen woman who sustained serious injuries Saturday night in a snowmobile crash on Lake Poygan remained hospitalized in critical condition Sunday. The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department said the crash happened shortly before 5:40 p.m. near the mouth of the Wolf River. The woman was thrown...
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