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police-incident · Trane Park, La Crosse, Wisconsin

La Crosse Officer and Suspect Run Over by Backup Car; Suspect Charged with Misdemeanors

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After being run over by a backup police vehicle, suspect Austin Clark sustained injuries requiring surgery and was later charged with four misdemeanors, released on a $1,000 signature bond.

5 sourcesBy AfterTheClip Desk · Last checked Aug 2, 2026

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Timeline

  1. Austin Clark sustained injuries to his right foot and ankle, requiring emergency surgery.

  2. Officer Lange was released from the hospital the same night after receiving five stitches for a knee wound.

  3. The incident occurred at Trane Park in La Crosse, Wisconsin, where Officer Adam Lange and suspect Austin Clark were run over by Officer Matthew Lee-Baker.

  4. Austin Clark was released from jail after signing a $1,000 signature bond.

  5. Clark was charged in La Crosse County Circuit Court with four misdemeanors: resisting an officer, disorderly conduct, possession of methamphetamine, and misdemeanor bail jumping.

  6. The city of La Crosse settles a lawsuit with Austin Clark for $144,000.

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How we researched this & corrections

This story was compiled from publicly available YouTube and Reddit posts detailing the incident and its immediate aftermath. Follow-up findings regarding settlements or updated charges were noted in the research but could not be included due to the absence of specific, verifiable URLs for those claims, adhering to strict source attribution rules.

  • Aug 2, 2026 — In August 2025, the city of La Crosse reached a $144,000 settlement with Austin Clark to resolve a lawsuit stemming from a September 2024 incident where he was struck by a police vehicle.

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