The names of the Two Rivers men who were trapped for a time and injured late Wednesday afternoon as the result of a single vehicle rollover crash have been released.
The Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office says that 53-year-old Leroy D. Cowen was driving a 2001 Ford Escape northbound on State Highway 147, north of Sturm Road in The Town of Mishicot, when he failed to negotiate a curve.
The car left the roadway, overturned, rolled over and came to rest in a farm field.
Cowen and his 20-year-old male passenger. Identified as Michael J. Petri, had to be extricated by fire department personnel.
The extent of injuries to either man are not known. Cowen has been officially charged with OWI First Offense-Causing Injury, Failure To Keep Vehicle Under Control and Operating Without A Valid License-First Offense
