At least 3 injured in two separate Hwy. 8 crashes Monday

Wausau Pilot & Review

At least three people were injured Monday in two separate multi-vehicle crashes on Hwy. 8, with one victim airlifted from the scene.

The first crash was reported at about 10:15 a.m. July 8 in Lincoln County at Hwy. 8 and Honey Road in the town of Wilson, east of Tripoli. The second crash happened a short time later on the same highway. Both crashes involved three vehicles.

In the first crash, a 34-year-old Tomahawk man was slowing to make a left turn onto Honey Road when a 26-year-old Hartford man following him failed to slow, rear-ending the vehicle. The first vehicle was pushed into the eastbound lane of traffic and was struck by a vehicle driven by a 52-year-old Medford woman, Lincoln County officials said.

One patient was airlifted to Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Two other victims were transported via ambulance to Aspirus Tomahawk hospital, while a third driver was not injured in the crash. Inattentive driving is a likely primary factor in the first crash, Lincoln County officials said.

The second crash was reported about 500 yards to the east on Hwy. 8 and was handled by the Oneida County Sheriff’s Department. Oneida County officials have not yet released details.

Hwy. 8 was closed to traffic for nearly three hours but has since reopened. No names have been released.

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