The Wisconsin State Patrol and Barron County Sheriffs Department responded to a one-vehicle
crash with injuries on County Hwy V near 23rd Street.
Preliminary evidence from the crash scene indicates the vehicle was eastbound on County Highway V when it drifted off the roadway and struck the end of the bridge. The vehicle then came to rest in the right ditch. During the course of the crash investigation, officers observed signs of impairment, and a subsequent investigation was conducted. The driver, 37 year old Matthew O Donnell from Cornell, was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant 4th offense.
The driver was seriously injured and was airlifted to Mayo Hospital in Eau Claire. The crash remains under investigation by the Wisconsin State Patrol.
