27-year-old passenger killed in single-vehicle crash on Int…

Dui Crash Eau Claire Wisconsin in Eau Claire, Wisconsin: Anna Melicher, 27, of Eveleth, Minnesota, was fatally injured as a back-seat passenger in a single-vehicle crash on Monday, June 29, 2026, on Interstate 94 near the Highway 37 exit in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The pickup truck was driven by Cyrus Muehlberg of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, who was injured and taken to Mayo Hospital in Eau Claire. Wisconsin State Patrol troopers observed signs of impairment in the driver. Her boyfriend, Chase Schaffer, was also a passenger and is being treated for his injuries. A GoFundMe campaign launched by friend Cameron Kurisko raised over $25,000 for funeral and medical expenses.