Crime & Safety
Driver Smashes Into Horse And Buggy In St. Croix County
The driver of a horse and buggy in northwest Wisconsin had to be transported by helicopter to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
ST. CROIX COUNTY, WI — The driver of a horse and buggy in northwest Wisconsin had to be transported by helicopter to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a driver smashed into his coach early Monday morning. According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, a gray 2014 Honda was driving north bound on Hwy 128 in St. Croix County in western Wisconsin when and struck the horse drawn buggy from behind at about 1:00 a.m. Monday.
All three people from the buggy were located, however one person was ejected from the coach and was found unconscious. A Life Link helicopter was requested to transport the 17-year-old girl who had been ejected. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alertsand newsletters from Minnesota Patch, click here to find your local Minnesota Patch.)
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