FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. – A 16-year-old driver was killed in a two-car collisiom 3-1/2 miles north of Fountain Cjit at the Highway 88 exit at Czechville to Waumaundee and Mondovi. Without explanation, Buffalo County Sheriff Michael Osmond said he would not release the victim’s name. The usual professional policing practice is to withhold names only until family is notified but never delaying more than 24 hours. The other driver was taken 14 miles to the Winona hospital with minor injuries. The sheriff said he would not release the other driver’s name either. The accident was about 6:30 p.m. near the Cochrane-Fountain City school. Thus much is known: A 2008 Chevrolet Impala lost control southbound on State Highway 35, crossed the centerline, and struck an oncoming 2012 G9rd Escape. The 16-year-old, in the Impala, was dead in the wreckage.
