2 dead in wrong-way crash

Update in fatal wrong-way crash

HAWTHORNE TOWNSHIP, Wis. — Officials have named both victims of a fatal wrong-way crash. Officials have now identified Daniel W. Ohara, 77, of Duluth, along with Todd M. Eckart, 61, of Duluth as the victims. SEE PREVIOUS: Two dead in wrong way crash on Highway 53 in Amnicon. SEE PREVIOUS: Popular local singer Todd Eckart killed in head-on crash The crash happened at 2:12 pm on Wednesday. According to officials, a vehicle traveling northbound in …

2 dead in wrong-way crash

AMNICON TOWNSHIP — Two drivers were killed in a wrong-way, head-on crash on U.S. Highway 53 south of Superior Wednesday afternoon. A vehicle going northbound in the southbound lanes collided with a southbound vehicle around 2:10 p.m. between Berg Park Road and Kent Road, according to a news release from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. The highway was shut down in the wake of the crash. The drivers of both vehicles died. Their identities are…