The case centers on a February crash that killed a Mondovi truck driver, and the woman remains released on a $50,000 signature bond.
BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI - October 20, 2026
Teresa Lowman, 46, of Jacksonville, Florida, entered not guilty pleas Tuesday to felony counts tied to a February collision on I-94 that killed Russell Back, 58, a Mondovi truck driver.
Key Facts
- Date: February (exact day not reported); court appearance reported October 20, 2026
- Location: I-94 near Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wisconsin
- Type of crash: Hit-and-run involving a fatality
- Vehicles involved: A semitruck and a truck
- Injuries / fatalities: One fatality
- Responding agencies: Troopers
- Reported by: News 8000 (WKBT)
Crash Overview
According to the criminal complaint, the trailer of the semitruck made contact with Back's truck near mile marker 115 on I-94. The impact sent Back's truck off the road and into a tree line, and Back died at the scene.
Witnesses told investigators that the driver did not stop. Troopers located Lowman's truck roughly an hour later, about 70 miles west of the crash scene. A crash reconstruction analysis concluded that Back's truck was visible in all three passenger-side mirrors of Lowman's vehicle at the time of the collision.
Lowman pleaded not guilty to the charges, which center on a claim that she left the scene of a crash that caused a death and a count of causing a death through how she operated her vehicle. She is out on a signature bond set at $50,000, and she is prohibited from operating a vehicle. If convicted, the hit-and-run count carries a maximum of 25 years in prison, and the negligent homicide count carries a maximum of a decade.
People Involved
- Teresa Lowman, 46, of Jacksonville, Florida, the driver of the semitruck, faces the charges described above and has pleaded not guilty.
- Russell Back, 58, a Mondovi truck driver, died at the scene.