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Charles Mills Jr.

Age : 66

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 05/24/2021

Location : 44.729636, -91.364365 County Highway J and I-94

City : Fall Creek

County : Eau Claire

State : Wisconsin

Agency : Wisconsin State Patrol

Officer(s) :Ashley Morales

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by crash involving police vehicle

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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NARRATIVE:
On 05/24/2021, at approximately 9:16 a.m., Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper Ashley Morales was conducting a traffic stop on westbound Interstate 94 approximately five miles south of Eau Claire. Morales was seated inside her marked patrol vehicle, which was stopped behind a vehicle driven by Samantha Marsh, 23.
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Charles Mills Jr., 66, of Bumpass, Virginia, was driving westbound on I-94 with Janice O’Brien, 65, as his passenger. Mills' vehicle struck the rear of Morales' stopped State Patrol cruiser. The impact pushed Morales' cruiser forward into Marsh's vehicle, creating a three-vehicle collision.
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Mills, O’Brien, Morales and Marsh were transported to Eau Claire-area hospitals. Mills subsequently died from his injuries. O’Brien was hospitalized with unspecified injuries. Morales and Marsh sustained non-life-threatening injuries, and Morales was released from the hospital.
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The Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office investigated the fatal collision with assistance from the Wisconsin State Patrol.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 1 fatality, 3 injuries

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wmtv15news.com/2021/05/26/one-person-dead-after-crash-with-state-patrol-squad-car-on-i-94-monday/
https://www.weau.com/2021/05/26/one-person-dead-after-crash-with-state-patrol-squad-car-on-i-94-monday/
https://www.weau.com/2021/05/24/crash-closes-part-of-i-94-south-of-eau-claire-monday-morning/
https://www.wsaw.com/2021/05/25/wi-state-patrol-trooper-two-others-injured-after-squad-was-struck-by-passing-driver/
https://www.fox6now.com/news/wisconsin-state-patrol-squad-struck-by-passing-motorist-3-hurt