SPARTA, Wis. – Two people died when their car, its headlights off, rear-ended a stalled truck on the shoulder of Interstate 90 and burst into flames. The accident was about 10 p.m. a mile east of Sparta. The victims: Jace M. Scholler, 24, driver, and Hannah E. Hood, 27. The driver of the truck towing the semi-trailer was unhurt, the State Patrol said. The car, a Subaru Outback, went up under the rear of the semi-trailer and caught on fire, the Patrol said. The fire spread to the semi-trailer, which was carrying a load of coffee. Both lanes of I-90 were expected to be closed several hours.
