On Saturday, August 17, at 11:13 p.m., the Barron County 911 Center received a call of a one vehicle roll over on County Road SS at 1st Ave just north of New Auburn.
Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department along with the Chetek Ambulance and
New Auburn Fire Department responded to the scene.
When emergency services arrived on scene they discovered a serious rollover over crash with no
driver located. A search of the area by Fire, EMS, drone and thermal imagining was conducted
with no driver located.
At 12:56 a.m., the driver, a 39 year old male from New Auburn, was located and had left the
scene. He was treated and released for his injuries and charges are being referred to the Barron
County District Attorney’s Office. Alcohol is a suspected contributing factor.
