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Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Yahoo
Woman to serve 364 days in 2023 crash that killed Appleton, Minnesota, man
Apr. 21---- A woman convicted of reckless driving in the Oct. 15, 2023, crash near Milan that killed an man and seriously injured his wife and children will serve 364 days in jail. District Court Judge Laurence Stratton on April 16 sentenced Presley Lynn Boogaard, 33, currently an inmate in South Dakota, to serve the jail time beginning on Oct. 15, 2027, the four-year anniversary date of the fatal crash. She is currently serving a five-year sentence in South Dakota for distribution of a controlled substance, according to the South Dakota Department of Corrections website. It lists her sentencing date as Sept. 24, 2024, and her initial parole date as April 25, 2027. South Dakota corrections officials did not respond to a photo request before the deadline for this story, and the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office does not have a booking photo. Boogaard, formerly of Big Stone City, South Dakota, entered an Alford plea in Minnesota's Chippewa County District Court on Feb. 5 to a gross misdemeanor charge of reckless driving — cause great bodily harm. A misdemeanor charge of careless driving was dismissed. In an Alford plea, which is treated as a guilty plea, a defendant acknowledges a reasonable belief there is sufficient evidence to secure a conviction but does not expressly admit guilt. The fatal crash occurred shortly after 4 p.m. on a sunny Sunday on a straight and level section of the highway, according to the criminal complaint filed against Boogaard. She was driving a 2007 Jeep Commander northbound on Minnesota Highway 7/U.S. Highway 59 and collided with a southbound 2006 Chevrolet driven by Curtis Dean Olson, 35 of Appleton. Olson was pronounced dead at the scene. His wife, Amy Marie Olson, 29 at the time, was transported to the Appleton Area Health Hospital and subsequently airlifted to Avera McKennan and the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Amy Olson required surgery for a torn aorta and suffered fractured ribs, lacerations and a broken pelvis, according to a fundraising web page set up for the family after the crash. Two of the couple's children, Derrick Quienton Olson, then 13, and Shawn Ronnie Olson, then 15, were transported to the Appleton Area Health Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The couple's two young daughters were not with them at the time. The community of hosted a fundraiser on behalf of the survivors following the crash. Curtis Olson had worked as a butcher at the Appleton Meat Market, and was well-known in the community. Boogaard suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash. The criminal complaint states that a witness following Boogaard on the highway did not observe any problems with her driving from Montevideo until about 1-1/2 to 2 miles before the crash. He said her Jeep then began swaying within its lane, bad enough that he slowed down and was about to call 911 to report the driving conduct. Just prior to the crash, the witness saw the Jeep drift to the right, and then jerk from the right shoulder into the oncoming lane of travel right in front of the pickup. He said the oncoming vehicle did not have a chance to avoid the crash, according to the complaint. Interviewed at the scene by a Minnesota State Patrol trooper, Boogaard said she was shaken by the accident and not really sure what happened. She stated that she swerved, then the other vehicle swerved, and then they collided, the complaint stated. She had been awake from about 2 to 2:30 a.m. and had worked at a McDonald's restaurant from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and said she was tired from being up at the crack of dawn for work that day, but otherwise felt fine. She showed no sign of drug or alcohol impairment and denied any use of a cellphone or other distractions, according to the complaint.
Yahoo
04-02-2025
- Yahoo
Early morning apartment fire in Eagle Point injures 2, displaces registered sex offenders
EAGLE POINT, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – According to the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office, there was an early morning fire on Tuesday, February 4th 2:57 AM. Upon arrival, deputies found a 12-unit apartment complex (located at 8984 Hwy 124 in the Township of Eagle Point) partially on fire. Deputies and tenants were able to evacuate all occupants of the building. Two patients were transported by ambulance with unknown injuries. Red Cross responded to aid. Currently, the cause of the fire is under investigation. In a press release, the Chippewa County Sheriff's Office thanked, 'All the fire and first responders that battled the fire in subzero temperatures to ensure the fire was extinguished and did not spread to any neighboring structures. A list of those agencies that worked the scene include but (are) not limited to: Anson Fire Department, Bloomer Fire Department, Eagle Point Fire Department, Tilden Fire Department, Fire District Fire Department, Chippewa Falls Ambulance Services, Fire District Ambulance Services, Chippewa County Highway Department, and Excel Energy.' The sheriff's department reports that, according to Public Records, this apartment building was the home to multiple registered sex offenders. They add that they and the Department of Corrections will provide the updated addresses to the Registry once they identify where the individuals are relocated to and any public notification regarding relocation addresses of those individuals shall be provided at that time as well. The American Red Cross will be working throughout the day, to ensure that all of the tenants find suitable arrangements. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
