Wrong-way driver charged in deadly Thanksgiving crash near Denmark

A 67-year-old Pound woman is facing felony charges after investigators say she drove the wrong way on a highway ramp Thanksgiving evening, causing a head-on crash that killed one person and seriously hurt two others.

Cheryl Mitchell appeared in a Brown County courtroom on Monday. Her bond was set at $150,000 cash.

According to a criminal complaint, deputies responding to I-43 near the State Highway 96 ramp around 5 p.m. on Nov. 27 found a minivan and SUV with severe front-end damage. The SUV driver — identified as Mitchell — allegedly showed signs of intoxication, smelled strongly of alcohol, and admitted to drinking wine before driving…

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