Eau Claire man faces OWI after crash knocks down power lines, starts grass fire

EAU CLAIRE (WKBT) — A rural Eau Claire man faces OWI following a crash Sunday that knocked down power lines and started a grass fire.

According to the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office, responders were called to the 10000 block of Olson Drive in the Township of Seymour just before 2:00 p.m. Sunday.

Responders arrived to find a single vehicle crash had downed power lines and caused a grass fire, which firefighters quickly got under control. 76-year-old John Bauer of rural Eau Claire was removed from the vehicle and taken to the hospital…

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