Man injured in rollover accident

BARRON COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) – A man left the scene of a single-vehicle rollover crash injured Saturday night.

According to the Barron County Sheriff's Office, a 911 call was received at approximately 11:13 p.m. on August 17 reporting a single-vehicle rollover accident on County Road SS north of New Auburn.

When authorities arrived, they found the rollover accident but not the driver. The area was searched by fire and rescue services, drones and thermal imaging cameras, but the driver was still not found.

At 12:56 a.m., the driver was found. He was a 39-year-old man from New Auburn who had left the scene of the accident. He was treated for his injuries and released.

It is suspected that alcohol was a cause of the accident.

The press release said the charges would be forwarded to the Barron County District Attorney's Office.

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