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Marathon County reports one traffic fatality in quarter; work‑zone crashes rise
Summary
County staff told the Infrastructure Committee the Highway Safety Commission recorded one fatal crash in the past three months, and work‑zone accidents and bicycle crashes rose while winter‑road incidents fell.
Jim, a highway department staff member, told the Marathon County Infrastructure Committee the Highway Safety Commission recorded one fatal crash in the past three months at the State Highway 52 and Highway X intersection, and investigators suspect a distracted driver.
The report to the committee said county sheriff’s investigators now have new equipment that shortened reconstruction time on that fatal crash from the normal six to eight hours to about four hours, allowing traffic to reopen sooner.
Why it matters: committee members said the data will guide enforcement and construction…
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