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• New Richmond man dies in 3-car crash near Wilson
• Glenwood City woman killed, two children seriously hurt in 2-car crash

A 43-year-old New Richmond man was killed late Friday afternoon near Wilson after his Jeep Cherokee crossed the center line, side-swiped one car and struck another head-on.

The St. Croix County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as John Geving.

Court records show Geving's last known address as 1915 W Sixth St., New Richmond, but he previously resided in Hudson.

Geving was southbound on Hwy. 128 at 60th Avenue in the town of Cady at 5:11 p.m. when he side-swiped a northbound Toyota Avalon driven by Elisabeth Tirado, 26, of Hudson then struck another northbound car head-on.

The third vehicle, a 2001 Volkswagon Golf, was driven by Glenn Lehrke, 36, of Knapp.

EMS personnel had to extricate Lehrke from his vehicle. He was airlifted from the scene to Regions Hospital in St. Paul. His condition wasn't available Saturday afternoon.

A passenger in the Tirado vehicle, Keila Tirado, 24, of River Falls, was transported by ambulance to Baldwin Area Medical Center with injuries. Driver Elisabeth Tirado and another passenger, Dorcas Stauffer, 27, of Glenwood City, were not injured.

The occupants of all three vehicles were wearing seat belts, according to the sheriff's department.

Assisting deputies were United Fire & Rescue, Glenwood City and Spring Valley EMS, the State Patrol and the Wisconsin DNR. River Falls EMS personnel shifted an ambulance and personnel to Baldwin during the incident to help provide coverage.

Mr. Geving's death was the second of the year on St. Croix County roads.

The crash remains under investigation.

A 27-year-old Glenwood City woman died Friday night after the Ford Explorer she was riding in struck a car with a mother and two children on Hwy. 63, then hit the ditch and overturned, ejecting her from the truck.

Larissa Christenson was pronounced dead at the scene by the St. Croix County Medical Examiner, according to a sheriff's department news release. Court records indicate she lived in River Falls as recently as last summer.

The driver of the Explorer, Steven Tudahl, also of Glenwood City, was southbound on Hwy. 63 north of CTH S in the town of Cylon when he crossed the center line and struck a northbound 1998 Buick Lasabre driven by Amy Dwyer, 26, of Clear Lake.

Dwyer and her two passengers, Noah Dwyer, 3, and Jaydin Dwyer, 4, were all transported to Regions Hospital in St. Paul by New Richmond EMS and a pair of medical helicopters. One aircraft was landed at the scene and a second met EMS personnel at Westfields Hospital in New Richmond.

Tudahl fled the scene on foot and was located a short time later near Precision Ag by sheriff's deputies. He was then transported to the New Richmond hospital by ambulance for treatment of injuries.

Court records show Tudahl was wanted on an outstanding warrant for a pending felony charge of intimidation or threatening someone and misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct, damage to property and obstructing or resisting an officer. Previous residences include Menomonie, New Richmond and Cottage Grove, Minn. He is scheduled for a court appearance on April 20th.

Dwyer was wearing a seat belt and both children were in car seats, according to the sheriff's department. Christenson was not belted and it isn't known whether Tudahl was, deputies said.

Conditions of the injured weren't available Saturday afternoon.

Deer Park firefighters responded to the scene, along with New Richmond Fire & EMS, Baldwin EMS and three State Patrol officers, who are assisting with the ongoing investigation.

Christenson's death is the third on St. Croix County roads in 2009.