One person was killed and two others severely injured in a three-vehicle crash over the weekend in western Wisconsin, officials said.
One dead, two hurt after speeding car crashes into two others in western Wisconsin
The vehicle "lost control after cresting a hill," according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
February 13, 2023 at 2:50PM
The wreck occurred midafternoon Saturday about 25 miles north of Hudson in the town of Alden, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.
The person who died was identified as Masen Powell, 18, of Spring Valley, Wis. Authorities did not say Monday who had been driving, nor did they release the identities of the other people involved.
According tothe Sheriff's Office:
A speeding vehicle occupied by five people was heading north on Hwy. 65, when the driver "lost control after cresting a hill," crossed into oncoming traffic and hit two southbound vehicles.
Three people in the northbound vehicle were thrown from the wreckage. Powell died at the scene, and two others with severe injuries were taken to a hospital by air ambulance.
Everyone in the southbound vehicles suffered minor to moderate injuries.
