Crime & Safety
Puyallup Man Killed In Wisconsin
Harry Skirm reportedly caused the three-car crash that took his life last Friday. Skirm's was the only fatal injury.
BARRON COUNTY, WI - A Puyallup man was killed in three-car crash in Wisconsin last Friday, according to the Barron County Sheriff's Department. Harry Skirm, 64, sustained the only fatal injury. All others involved were treated and released.
Skirm was reportedly traveling west on Highway 48 around 8 a.m. Feb. 8 when he crossed the centerline and crashed head-on into an eastbound truck. A third vehicle heading east rear-ended the truck after the initial collision.
Skirm was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead, officials said. The drivers of the other vehicles and two passengers in the truck sustained minor injuries and did not require a trip to hospital.
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