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Winona drunk-driving suspect makes court appearance for fatal Highway 61 crash

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2 years ago

March 3, 2022

An evidence hearing is expected in May for the Winona driver accused of killing a college student in a head-on crash last month.

Adam Anderson appeared in Winona County Court on Wednesday. The 35-year-old was ordered to return for another hearing on May 18.

Anderson is accused of vehicular homicide for the February death of 20-year-old Hannah Goman of Stevens Point, who was attending Winona State University.

Anderson reportedly was drunk when he drove the wrong way down Highway 61 in Winona, hitting the car Goman was riding in.

Two others in the car, from Oshkosh, Wis., were injured in the crash. Anderson had a passenger in his truck.

The crash occurred around 1 a.m. on Feb. 19, when Anderson said he and his passenger were driving home from dinner with friends.

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.