Press Release - On Saturday, February 25, 2017, at 9:42 a.m., the Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a report of a three vehicle accident on Hwy SS south of Cameron.
Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department along with two Chetek Ambulances, Chetek First Responders, Chetek Fire Department and a Gold Cross Ambulance responded to the scene.
Initial investigation shows a Chevrolet Suburban driven by Donald Mrotek, 61 of Hayward, was stopping to make a left turn into a driveway when a Chevrolet Impala driven by Brandon Lindner, 27 of Barron, took his eyes off the road to reach for his cell phone and stuck the Suburban pushing it into the northbound lane of SS striking a third vehicle, a Ford Escape driven Fritz Brandenburg, 83 of Chetek. The Bradenburg vehicle then went off the road and rolled over.
A passenger in the Ford Escape Cheryl Brandenburg, 68 of Chetek, was extricated from the vehicle and taken to Lakeview Medical Center with serious but non-life threatening injuries. Fritz was transported by Life Link Helicopter to Mayo Eau Claire with serious but non-life threatening injuries. Mrotek was treated at the scene and released and Lindner was taken to Lakeview Medical Center with minor injuries.
This accident remains under investigation but Lindner was cited for inattentive driving.
Per Chris Fitzgerald, Barron County Sheriff
Last Update: Feb 27, 2017 3:51 pm CST
