(AP) Three separate snowmobile accidents across the state were reported within a 16-hour span, with two of the accidents involving sheriff's deputies. A total of six people were injured in the crashes.
Four people, including two children, were injured when two snowmobiles collided head-on in the Town of Hubbard about 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
A 37-year-old Iron Ridge man was operating his snowmobile with his 7-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter when he crested a hill and crashed into a second snowmobile, according to Dodge County authorities. The second vehicle was operated by a 38-year-old Iron Ridge man, the only one of the four wearing a helmet.
The 37-year-old man and his daughter were airlifted to a hospital.
The names and medical conditions of the four were not released.
In Marathon County, a deputy suffered minor injuries earlier Saturday morning when he was run over by an intoxicated snowmobiler.
The sheriff's department had received a call about 3 a.m. of three men who were acting suspiciously at a bar and refusing to leave. When deputies responded, one of the suspects fled on a snowmobile.
The suspect, a 47-year-old man, crashed into the deputy. The deputy suffered bruises and cuts but was not taken to a hospital.
The man was taken into custody where he was held on tentative charges including battery to law enforcement and reckless injury by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle.
A third crash on Friday involved a Sawyer County sheriff's deputy, and left a Minnesota man with a broken leg.
Two squad cars were responding to a call of a domestic disturbance about 6:30 p.m., the sheriff's department said in a news release. As the cars approached Highway E, a snowmobile on a nearby trail swerved in front of the lead vehicle, the release said.
Deputy Brigette Kornbroke tried to avoid a collision but struck the snowmobile. Thomas Biehl, 50, of Mound, Minn., was ejected.
Biehl suffered a broken leg and was taken to a hospital. Kornbroke was checked and released from a hospital for a wrist injury.
Alcohol did not appear to be a factor in that crash, authorities said.
Side Note:
Left perch fest ....not a winner
But we did have fun there. Lots of prizes for other people to have though . On our way home saw a sled running down the trail pretty good and what did he have you could see .........a 12 pack of beer right in front of his boot on the tunnel for the feds to see.....Damn ....would been something else to have a cop see that eh' ....... I know he could also be bringing it with him and be completly sober it's just that he came from the same place we were at and there was plenty of people there partying pretty damn good.