MINNEAPOLIS— Authorities in western Wisconsin say a correctional officer died after a suspected drunk driver struck his vehicle on Christmas Eve morning.
The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office says Jeff Reynolds was driving west on US Highway 29 around 2:44 a.m. Tuesday when a driver in a northbound vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign on County Highway E, causing Reynolds’ vehicle to be struck.
Reynolds was on his way to work a shift at the county jail at the time of the accident.
Dunn County Sheriff’s Office
The suspected drunk driver, a 40-year-old man from Eau Claire, has been charged with homicide by intoxicated operation of a vehicle, the sheriff’s office says. He made his first court appearance Thursday, where the judge set a $75,000 bond.
Three other people were also injured in the accident, including the suspect’s wife.
The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office says Reynolds began his career there in 2007 and will be greatly missed.
The crash is under investigation by the Wisconsin State Patrol.
