BROKAW, WI (WSAU-WAOW) A Wausau man died when the car he was riding in turned in front of a sports utility vehicle at Brokaw Corners Bar and Grill. He’s been identified as 75-year-old Ernest Paul Elliot, a passenger in the vehicle.
Elliot was killed around 6:15pm Wednesday on County Highway W. The car he was in, driven by a 63-year-old Merrill man, turned into the bar just south of County Highway WW as an SUV, driven by an 18-year-old Merrill man, traveled southbound, the sheriff’s department said in a nine-page report released Thursday.
A 62-year-old Merrill woman who was also in the car was seriously hurt as were the two drivers, the report said. The vehicle, a Ford Mustang, came to rest on its side. Elliott was riding in the front passenger seat.
A factor in the crash was the SUV exceeding the speed limit, the accident report said.
Some heavy rain and storms moved through the Wausau area Wednesday afternoon but the report gave no indication the weather played a role in the accident.
