St. Croix County (WQOW)- A third teenager has died after being injured in a crash on I-94.
The crash happened July 30th. The State Patrol says a semi was
slowing down for backed up traffic and was rear ended by an SUV.
Authorities say the driver of that SUV, Zachary Zajec, has passed away.
The front seat passenger died at Regions Hospital in Saint
Paul, MN following the crash. A rear seat passenger received minor
injuries. A second rear seat passenger was killed. That person was not
wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, all others in the vehicle
were belted.
Press Release: At 1:20 PM on Monday July 30, 2012 a crash occurred on I-94 EB at Milepost 6 in ST. CROIX
County near ROBERTS.
Assisting agencies included St. Croix County Sheriff's Dept., Hudson Fire Dept., Hudson EMS and
Rescue, Roberts Fire Dept., Jerry's Towing, and Life-Link Helicopter.
The crash involved 2 fatalities and 2 injuries. Vehicle and occupant information, if available, is on
attached page(s).
The details of the crash are as follows:
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Driver Zachary Douglas Zajec died today, August 6th, as a result of injuries he sustained in the
crash.
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Car versus semi crash claims two lives and results in two injured.
On Monday, July 30, 2012, at approximately 1320 hours, a car versus semi crash occurred on I-94
eastbound, milepost 6, Hudson Township, St. Croix County.
A 2000 Dodge Durango driving in the left lane rear ended a semi that was stopped in heavy traffic.
The passenger vehicle was occupied by 4 occupants. The driver, identified as Zachary D. Zajec,
age 17 of New Richmond, WI received critical head, chest and extremity injuries. The front seat
passenger was identified as Joshua J. Goodrich age 17 of New Richmond, WI. Goodrich was critically injured in the crash and later died from his injuries at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN. A
rear seat passenger identified as Jordan M. Johnson age 16 from New Richmond, WI was also
fatally injured. Another rear seat passenger identified as Thomas John Wanless, age 17 of New
Richmond, WI received unspecified non-life threatening injuries. Johnson was not wearing a
seatbelt at the time of the crash. All other occupants were seat belted.
The 2005 Peterbuilt semi-truck was operated by Keep N On Trucking of Cadott, WI and driven by
Paul A. Davis age 34, of Cadott, WI. Davis was uninjured.
The WI State Patrol was assisted by the St. Croix County Sheriff's Department, Hudson Fire
Department, Hudson EMS and Rescue, Roberts Fire, Jerry's Towing, St. Croix County Medical
Examiner, New Richmond Police Department, and Life-Link Helicopter.
The crash remains under investigation at this time.
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St. Croix County (Press Release) -- At 1:20 PM on Monday July 30, 2012 a crash occurred on I-94 EB at Milepost 6 in St. Croix County near Roberts.
Assisting agencies included St. Croix County Sheriff's Dept., Hudson Fire Dept., Hudson EMS and Rescue, Roberts Fire Dept., Jerry's Towing, and Life-Link Helicopter.
The details of the crash are as follows:
Car versus semi crash claims two lives and results in two injured.
On Monday, July 30, 2012, at approximately 1320 hours, a car versus semi crash occurred on I-94 eastbound, milepost 6, Hudson Township, St. Croix County. A 2000 Dodge Durango driving in the left lane rear ended a semi that was stopped in heavy traffic.
The passenger vehicle was occupied by 4 occupants. The driver, identified as Zachary D. Zajec, age 17 of New Richmond, WI received critical head, chest and extremity injuries. The front seat passenger was identified as Joshua J. Goodrich age 17 of New Richmond, WI. Goodrich was critically injured in the crash and later died from his injuries at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN. A rear seat passenger identified as Jordan M. Johnson age 16 from New Richmond, WI was also fatally injured. Another rear seat passenger identified as Thomas John Wanless, age 17 of New Richmond, WI received unspecified non-life threatening injuries.
Johnson was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. All other occupants were seat belted.
The 2005 Peterbuilt semi-truck was operated by Keep N On Trucking of Cadott, WI and driven by Paul A. Davis age 34, of Cadott, WI. Davis was uninjured.
The WI State Patrol was assisted by the St. Croix County Sheriff's Department, Hudson Fire Department, Hudson EMS and Rescue, Roberts Fire, Jerry's Towing, St. Croix County Medical Examiner, New Richmond Police Department, and Life-Link Helicopter.
The crash remains under investigation at this time.
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St. Croix County (WQOW) - Two teenagers have died and two others were hurt in a crash on I-94.
That crash happened east of Hudson Monday afternoon. The Wisconsin State Patrol says a semi was stopped in heavy traffic when it was rear-ended by an SUV. There were four teens in the SUV, all from New Richmond. Two passengers died, a 17-year-old and a 16-year-old. Their names have not been released. The driver, a 17-year-old, is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Another passenger, a 17-year-old, was also injured, but his injuries are not life threatening.
The semi driver is from Cadott. He was not hurt.
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St. Croix County (WQOW)- Two people have died after a semi and SUV collide on I-94 near Hudson. Two others were injured.
The crash happened Monday afternoon. The State Patrol says a semi was slowing down for backed up traffic and was rear ended by an SUV. The driver of that SUV and the front seat passenger received critical injuries. The front seat passenger died at Regions Hospital in Saint Paul, MN following the crash. A rear seat passenger received minor injuries. A second rear seat passenger was killed. That person was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, all others in the vehicle were belted.
Names of those in the SUV are not being released at this time.
The semi was operated by a company out of Cadott and driven by Paul Davis of Cadott, who was uninjured.
The crash shut down east bound lanes of I-94 shortly after 1 p.m., traffic was flowing again by 3:30.
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Press Release
Highway: I-94 EB
Location: MILEPOST 6
County: ST. CROIX
At 1:20 PM on Monday July 30, 2012 a crash occurred on I-94 EB at Milepost 6 in ST. CROIX
County near ROBERTS.
Assisting agencies included St. Croix County Sheriff's Dept., Hudson Fire Dept., Hudson EMS and Rescue, Roberts Fire Dept., Jerry's Towing, and Life-Link Helicopter.
The crash involved 2 fatalities and 2 injuries. Vehicle and occupant information, if available, is on attached page(s).
The details of the crash are as follows: On Monday, July 30, 2012, at approximately 1320 hours, a car versus semi crash occurred on I-94 eastbound, milepost 6, Hudson Township, St. Croix County.
A passenger vehicle in the left lane rear ended a semi that was stopped in heavy traffic. The
passenger vehicle was occupied by 4 occupants. The driver and front seat passenger received
critical, multisystem traumatic injuries. The front seat passenger succumbed to his injuries at
Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN. A rear seat passenger received minor injuries. Another rear seat passenger received fatal injuries. The fatally injured passenger was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. All other occupants were seat belted.
Further identification of the passenger vehicle occupants is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
The semi was operated by Keep N On Trucking of Cadott, WI and driven by Paul A. Davis age 34, of Cadott, WI. Davis was uninjured.
