WINTER, Wis. (WJMC) — A rider sustained lifethreatening injuries in a collision when a vehicle pulled out in front of him Sunday afternoon on Highway 70.
Sawyer County Sheriff Doug Mrotek said 57-year-old Daniel J. Barber, of Hayward, was driving west on Highway 70, just west of Winter. A vehicle, driven by 39-year-old Erin M. Jones, of Ojibwa, had pulled over onto the shoulder and was attempting to make a U-turn, and pulled into the path of Barber’s bike.
Barber was airlifted to Duluth with serious injuries.
Jones was not injured. She was arrested on charges of operating a vehicle while revoked and causing great bodily harm, and possession of drug paraphernalia. The state patrol and Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the crash.