Grafton man formally charged after wrong-way crash on Highway 51 in Lincoln County
An 80-year-old Grafton man is now formally charged following last week’s wrong-way driving incident on Highway 51 in Lincoln County.
Rory Hofmann faces four counts, including first-degree recklessly endangering safety, second-offense OWI causing injury, and fleeing an officer. Authorities say Hofmann was driving south in the northbound lanes of Highway 51 when a sheriff’s lieutenant deliberately positioned his squad car in the vehicle’s path to stop the threat to other motorists. The crash injured the lieutenant and another driver.
Hofmann remains in the Lincoln County Jail on a $10,000 bond, with $1,000 required in cash for release.
