Four Killed in Chippewa County Hit-and-Run

Fatal Crash. MWC file photo.
Fatal Crash. MWC file photo.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI (WSAU-WRN) --  A driver who struck a group of Girl Scouts in Chippewa County, killing three of them and an adult woman, will face four homicide charges.

He’s identified as 21-year-old Colton Treu of Chippewa Falls.

Lake Hallie Police Sergeant Dan Sokup said the girls were picking up roadside trash, just before noon on Saturday, when they were struck by a pickup truck that crossed the center line.

Treu left the scene but later turned himself in. A fourth girl remained in critical condition as of Sunday. The three girls killed attended elementary school in Chippewa Falls.

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