Three People Dead After Crash in Taylor County
Wednesday, June 6th, 2018 -- 11:14 AM
-Three people are dead after a crash in south of Ladysmith in Taylor County Monday night.According to the Taylor County Sheriff’s Department, it happened around 8pm at County Road MM and Copper Drive. The vehicle had caught fire and was still burning when officers arrived. The driver, 49-year-old William Juneau of Gilman, and one passenger, 51-year-old Sandra Haff of Thorp, were dead at the scene. Another passenger, 28-year-old Tyler Flores of Kenosha, was pulled from the vehicle and airlifted to a hospital, but was later pronounced dead. Authorities said that speed and alcohol appear to be factors in the accident.
According to eye witnesses, Juneau was driving between 70 and 80 miles an hour when they approached a near 90 degree curve on County Rd MM. The vehicle continued northbound off of County Rd MM onto Copper Drive, a gravel road, that continues north off the 90 degree curve. Once on Copper Drive, Juneau lost control on the gravel and went off the roadway striking a large piece of logging equipment that had been parked off the roadway.
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