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Police: Booze May Be Factor in Motorcycle Wheelie Wreck
Trying to do a wheelie on a motorcycle did not turn out well for a rider in Genoa this weekend. Forty-six-year-old Michael Townsend of Hillsboro lost control of his cycle while attempting the wheelie on Main Street in Genoa. Sheriff’s officers say Townsend was thrown from the bike, and hit a parked vehicle. He was taken to Gundersen in La Crosse with life-threatening injuries after the Saturday afternoon accident. Alcohol may have been a factor.