Fire & Rescue

Minnesota driver has hearing in fatal crash near La Crosse airport

Published

3 years ago

July 1, 2021

A Brownsville woman accused of causing a fatal crash near the La Crosse Airport last year could enter a “not guilty” plea at a court hearing on Friday.

Fifty-five-year-old Molly Weis was charged last week with vehicular homicide, for colliding with a delivery truck at Airport Road and Breezy Point in June of 2020.

The truck driver, Brian Belling, had to be freed from the overturned vehicle, and died several days later at Gundersen in La Crosse.

Belling told police the other driver went through a stop sign.

Investigators say Weis was over the speed limit, made a U-turn, and did not stop for a stop sign before hitting Belling’s truck. Weis said she didn’t remember seeing the truck before the collision.

Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.