COLUMBIA COUNTY, WI : "Serious crash" closes part of I-39 South in Columbia County on Monday, 29th April 2019
Columbia County, Wisconsin
Two people are dead following a vehicle crash that took place on Interstate 39 near Portage on Monday morning.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) said they are investigating the deaths at the request of the Wisconsin State Patrol. The crash happened on southbound I-39/Highway 51 around 7:48 a.m.
DOJ said the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, Portage Police Department, and the Wisconsin State Patrol were attempting to find and contact a vehicle believed to be carrying a person suspected in a kidnapping attempt in central Wisconsin. The suspect-vehicle crashed into the back of a semi-trailer. The driver and one passenger in the suspect-vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene.
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