Fatal Crash Claims Life of Semi Driver; Drunk Driver Charged

Man charged with Homicide by Intoxicated Use of a Motor Vehicle in Rusk CountyPhoto byMy Rusk County

At 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, a 911 call was received in Rusk County about a two vehicle accident on Olesiak Road, West of Weyerhaeuser.

A westbound Jeep, driven by Jorge Sanchez-Tzanahua, 21, Rice Lake, collided with an eastbound semi driven by Steven Nasholm, 35, Clayton.

Nasholm died due to injuries sustained in the crash.

Sanchez-Tzanahua was taken to the Rusk County Jail. He is charged with Homicide by Intoxicated Use of a Motor Vehicle and OWI 2nd.

Rusk County deputies, Ladysmith Ambulance, Weyerhaeuser First Responders, Weyerhaeuser Fire, and Wisconsin State Patrol responded to the accident scene.

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