BARRON COUNTY, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – The Barron County Sheriff’s Department in a media release says an additional person has died after a two-vehicle crash that occurred on Memorial Day.
On Friday, June 2, 2023, a 14-year-old from Elmwood who was a passenger in the car involved in the crash died due to injuries suffered, according to an updated media release from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department.
The Sheriff’s Department says the crash happened on the afternoon of May 29, 2023, around 5:52 p.m. on Highway 25 at County Road A, north of Ridgeland between a van with 10 people inside and a car with four teenagers inside.
A 54-year-old man from Spooner who was in the van died as well as a 13-year-old boy from Elmwood who was in the car.
The 14-year-old who died Friday was a passenger in the car.