Caledonia, WI : Winona man killed in two-vehicle traffic crash near Portage on Sunday, November 27, 2016
A 41-year-old man from Winona, Minnesota was killed Sunday while attempting to make a U-turn on Highway 33, just east of Interstate 90-94.
The crash occurred at 2:46 p.m., and Highway 33 was closed due to the crash until 5:39 p.m., according to Lt. Wayne Smith of the Columbia County Sheriff's Office.
A sheriff's office report said the man was driving a 2003 Oldsmobile east on Highway 33 when he turned his car into traffic to travel west on Highway 33 and was struck by an eastbound 2007 Jeep. The speed limit in that portion of Highway 33 is 55 miles per hour, Smith said.
The driver of the Oldsmobile was taken by ambulance to Divine Savior Hospital in Portage, where he died. His name was withheld Sunday pending notification of family.
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Winona man killed in two-vehicle traffic crash Sunday near Portage