Mark Bolan, 55, killed when tire smashes through windshield on Interstate 39-90 near Madison, Wisconsin

Modified Date: 
Tue, 05/12/2015 - 3:52pm
Accident Date: 
Monday, September 29, 2014

Tire crashes through windshield, killing passenger in car

The state patrol said both people in the car were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash, and alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the accident.

UPDATE: 1 person dead in overnight crash on I-90 near Madison

The Wisconsin State Patrol says the tire came off of a car heading in the eastbound direction and then struck a car traveling in the westbound lane. 

UPDATE: Victim identified in fatal interstate crash

The victim in the fatal crash has been identified as 55-year-old Mark Bolan of Lombard, Illinois. The driver has been identified as 56-year-old Victor Gauger. Gauger was not injured in the accident.
The Wisconsin State Patrol said one person died early Monday morning after a tire from a car crashed into the windshield of a car, killing the passenger yet not injuring the driver. The tire had come off a vehicle traveling eastbound when it went through the windshield and struck a passenger in the car. The driver of the car lost control and slid into the concrete barrier on the right shoulder of the interstate. The victim was Mark Bolan from Lombard, IL. The driver, Victor Gauger, 56, was not injured in the crash. 
Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Mark Bolan
Victor Gauger

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