SUGAR CAMP, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities say that icy road conditions factored into a deadly single-vehicle crash in northern Wisconsin on Friday morning.
According to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a crash on Highway 17 near the intersection of Sunset Road in the Town of Sugar Camp around 10 a.m. on December 6.
Deputies say that the vehicle hit a tree after icy road conditions caused it to leave the road.
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The driver suffered only minor injuries and first responders had to extricate a passenger. The passenger was taken to a Rhinelander hospital where they were then pronounced dead.
No additional information was provided.