Wreckage in brambles. Deputies reached scene too late, about 5 a.m. Image: Buffalo County sheriff
Crash near Maxville in Chippewa River valley
DURAND, Wis. – A Durand man died when he was ejected from an overturing car near Maxville before dawn. The man’s name was not released immediately by Buffalo County Sheriff Michael Osmond, who said only that the man was 31 years old. He was dead when deputies arrived about 5:10 a.m. He had been alone in the vehicle. The accident was six mies south of Durand on a slight curve on State Highway 25 near Thibodeau Road. The car had crossed the centerline, dived into the opposite ditch, and struck a driveway embankment, then rolled. Speed and alcohol were factors, deputies said. Highway 25, which Durand and Nelson, was closed four hours.