One Person Injured, One Dead In Sunday June 9th Accident On Highway 51
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office 911 Center received multiple calls Sunday June 9th at around 10:55 PM regarding a two vehicle crash on US Hwy 51, just north of Tamarack Lane in the Town of Skanawan. Deputies arriving at the scene found a silver SUV overturned in the roadway with a 20 year old woman from Crandon trapped inside. The second vehicle, a white utility van also had a 51 year old man from Rhinelander trapped inside.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the SUV was traveling southbound on Hwy 51 when the driver lost control and went through the median into the northbound lanes, colliding with the utility van. The driver of the SUV had to be extricated from her vehicle and was then flown by Medivac Helicopter to Aspirus Wausau Hospital where she was treated for her injuries. The 51-year-old driver of the van sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The names of those involved in the accident are being withheld at this time, as the crash remains under investigation.
