Wausau Pilot & Review
A Wisconsin Rapids driver is facing criminal charges after allegedly striking a pedestrian who died Thursday at a Wausau hospital, where he was airlifted after being found by a passing pedestrian.
Herbert Wievel, 63, of Stevens Point, died shortly after 8 p.m. March 7, according to Lt. Joe Johnson from the Stevens Point Police Department. Police say he was struck by a vehicle driven by 43-year-old Kenneth L. Butler.
Butler was identified as the suspect thanks to an anonymous tipster.
Wievel was reportedly lying in a ditch near County Hwy. HH and West River Dr. for about five hours before he was found by a passing pedestrian. He was airlifted to a Wausau trauma center. His cause of death was not immediately released.
Court records show that Butler’s bond hearing is scheduled for Friday