WEST SALEM, Wis. – A Wisconsin man was injured fatally in a two-vehicle accident southwest of West Salem. David Helgesen, 75, died 16 miles away in a LaCrosse hospital. The accident was about 2:15 p.m. at the junction of of County Road M and County Road B. A passenger, Judy Bernett, 84, was injured. So too was the other driver, Joseph Northwood, 47, who was trapped in the wreckage and had to be cut out. Police said Helgesen had failed to yield the right of way.
