NOKOMIS, Wis. (WFRV) – A 20-year-old man was hospitalized with crash injuries after being ejected from his vehicle when it went airborne and rolled over multiple times.
The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office reported that dispatchers were alerted by several callers to a single-vehicle accident around 8:37 p.m. on Wednesday.
Deputies responded to the scene of County Highway K and Mitchell Lane in Nokomis. Initial investigations indicated that a 1986 Chevy Corvette driven by a 20-year-old, identified as Gabriel Wallmow of Rhinelander, was heading west on County Highway K.
Witnesses reportedly say that the driver passed them up rapidly, as Wallmow lost control of the vehicle. The car entered a ditch, went airborne and rolled numerous times.
Wallnow was reportedly ejected from the crash and taken to Tomahawk Aspirus Hospital by ambulance before being transported to another hospital via helicopter.
The investigation is ongoing.
No additional details were provided.
