Complaint: man drove car into police officer, who shot through windshield

A 55-year-old Curtiss man will face charges in a May 2 incident where police say he hit an officer with his car and was shot by the officer. Police got an anonymous tip from someone

concerned for the safety of a woman who was staying with Dan W. Willison, according to the newly released criminal complaint. Officers found Willison smoking a cigarette in his PT Cruiser in

the parking lot of Abbotsford’s Home Motel. STAY INFORMED ON THE LATEST NEWS Sign up for WPR’s email newsletter. When police approached him, Willison drove into Colby-Abbotsford Police

Officer Kyle Jolin, forcing Jolin onto the hood of the car. He would later tell investigators he was afraid Willison would run him over if he fell. Jolin shot at Willison through the

windshield, then rolled off the vehicle and shot again through the car’s door. One of his shots hit Willison in the chest. The wound was not fatal, and Willison proceeded to lead other

police officers on a chase, going more than 100 mph on country roads and on state Highway 29. He eventually stopped and tried to run away in a cornfield, but police caught up with him and

arrested him. Investigators reviewed body camera footage in the incident. The time from when Willison struck Jolin with the car until Jolin was thrown off, the complaint notes, was about

four seconds. Willison’s blood-alcohol level was measured at 0.184, according to the complaint. Willison has four previous convictions for drunken driving, as well as domestic violence and

drug charges on his record. The Marathon County district attorney in a release said that Jolin’s “actions and responses were determined to be justified given the totality of the

circumstances” in the incident. Jolin, who was not injured in the incident, will face no charges. Willison was charged with recklessly endangering safety, drunken driving and multiple other

felonies. He is expected to appear in court on Friday. _Wisconsin Public Radio, © Copyright 2025, Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and Wisconsin Educational

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