A 79-year-old Stevens Point man has died from injuries suffered in a single-vehicle crash in the Town of Dewey on Wednesday afternoon. The man was the only person in the vehicle when it left Sunset Drive and came to rest in a wooded area, and he died from his injuries.
The crash happened at about 4:55 p.m. on Sunset Drive, north of Portage County DB, according to stevenspointjournal.com. The vehicle was traveling north on Sunset Drive before it left the roadway and entered the woods on the west side of the road, the outlet reported.
Multiple Agencies Responded to the Scene
The Portage County Sheriff's Office was assisted at the scene by Portage County Ambulance, Dewey EMS, the Dewey Fire Department, and the Portage County Medical Examiner's Office, per the same report. According to WSAW, deputies responded to the crash around 4:55 p.m. and, upon arrival, found the vehicle in the wooded area.
Authorities have not released the driver's identity. WSAW reports that the Portage County Sheriff's Office said additional information will be released at a later date.
