Driver in western Wisconsin hits semi from Minnesota and is killed

The collision occurred late Wednesday about 12 miles east of New Richmond, the Sheriff's Office said.

August 17, 2023 at 10:08PM

A driver went through a stop sign at a western Wisconsin intersection, hit a semitrailer truck from Minnesota and was killed, officials said Thursday.

The collision occurred about 10:45 p.m. Wednesday on Hwy. 62 at 200th Avenue in Forest, about 12 miles east of New Richmond, the St. Croix County Sheriff's Office said.

Junior O. Carranza-Guerra, 22, of Clear Lake, Wis., was heading west on 200th, failed to obey a stop sign and hit a semi being driven on northbound Hwy. 63 by Kevin M. Petersen, 29. Petersen, from Porter in southwestern Minnesota, was not hurt.

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