HAWTHORNE TOWNSHIP, Wis. (Northern News Now) - The two victims’ identities have been released following a deadly head-on collision that occurred Wednesday afternoon in Hawthorne Township.

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The victims have been identified as 77-year-old Daniel W. Ohara, of Duluth, and 61-year-old Todd M. Eckart, of Duluth.

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According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, a white car was first reported to be traveling north in the southbound lanes of Highway 53 near the Kent Rd. in Hawthorne Township around 2:12 p.m.

Minutes later, at 2:15 p.m., a head-on crash was reported in the same area.

When first responders arrived on the sce

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