Superior Police Officer Arrested after Fatal Off-Duty Drunk Driving Crash

Monday, July 18th, 2022 -- 7:57 AM

A sergeant with the Superior Police Department was arrested early Friday after an off-duty crash that killed one man and left two other people injured. Police say the sergeant was drunken driving.

A statement from the police department says Sgt. Greg Swanson is being held in the Douglas County Jail pending a charge of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle.

Swanson has been with the Superior department for 15 years. According to the statement from Superior Police Chief Nicholas Alexander, Swanson was placed on administrative leave while the investigation is underway.

The man killed was a 23-year-old Eau Claire resident.

According to the statement from the department, the crash happened at 1:15 this morning on the 5200 block of E. 2nd Street. Both vehicles were headed north, with Swanson believed to have crashed into the rear of the other vehicle, which was occupied by three people.

Along with the man killed, police said two other people were injured and taken to a local hospital. Their conditions are unknown. (WPR)

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