Payton Leisz Obituary – An 18-year-old male lost his life in a collision with an SUV on Clairemont Avenue last Thursday. The incident occurred at approximately 5 p.m. near the American Boulevard intersection, just slightly west of the Marshfield Clinic Medical Center and Walgreens on Clairemont. The Eau Claire Police Department reported that Payton Leisz was riding his motorcycle west on W. Clairemont Avenue when the accident happened with an SUV making a turn onto Clairemont from a frontage road.
The SUV driver was hospitalized due to unspecified injuries but is expected to recover. As of now, no charges have been pressed in connection with the collision as authorities continue their investigation. The Eau Claire police expressed their condolences, stating, “Our thoughts are with the families and friends affected by this tragic incident.”
