NEILLSVILLE, WI (WSAU) A driver who crashed his pick-up truck in Clark County may have been harassing Amish buggies in the area before a fatal crash. 35-year-old Steven Faber is charged with homicide drunken driving and reckless endangerment.
A witness told police that Faber nearly hit a horse-drawn buggy on County Road W in Clark County, and then turned his truck around and crossed the center line and sped towards the buggy a second time. He lost control of his vehicle. Faber and a passenger, 35-year-old Andy Mallory, were both ejected during the roll-over that followed. Mallory was killed in the wreck.
Faber was airlifted from the scene and was treated at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield. He told investigators that he had been drinking but doesn’t remember what led to the crash.
It is the second time Faber is facing a drunk driving charge. He’s also been citied multiple times for driving without a valid license.
He’s scheduled for a pre-trial conference on June 27th in Clark County court.
