Justice · Dunn County crashDunn County crash: Driver escapes burning vehicle after 135-foot airborne rolloverAired November 4, 2026 at 4:19 AM UTCWritten November 4, 2026 at 4:27 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07A woman escaped an overturned vehicle that quickly became engulfed in flames.0:12The forty-two-year-old driver needed hospital treatment and faces two citations,0:17including operating while under the influence.0:20What caused her to lose control is still unclear.0:23The crash happened on State Highway85, near760 th Street, in the township of Peru,0:29in southern Dunn County, Wisconsin.0:32The woman was driving eastbound on November1 when her vehicle left the road.0:37Deputies say the vehicle missed a curve and entered a ditch.0:41Their preliminary reconstruction puts its airborne distance at about one hundred and0:45thirty-five feet, before it overturned in a nearby field.0:50The vehicle caught fire almost immediately.0:52The woman got out of the vehicle, and a passing motorist stopped and helped her to0:57safety.0:58She was from Eau Claire and was alone in the vehicle.1:02An ambulance took her to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.1:07An iPhone automatically alerted the Dunne County Emergency Communications Center at1:12about six o seven that evening.1:15A nine o eleven call followed, reporting a crash involving a vehicle fire.1:20That was how dispatchers first learned about the emergency.1:23The Dunne County Sheriff's Office and Dunne County first responders went to the1:28scene.1:28Durand Fire Department and Durand Ambulance Service also responded with help from1:34the Pepin County Sheriff's Office.1:36Deputies cited the driver for operating while under the influence and failure to1:41maintain control of a vehicle.1:43The influence allegation still has to be proven.1:46The sheriff's office hasn't identified a final cause of the crash, and a court1:51outcome isn't known.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSS
