Alcohol Believed To Be 'Contributing Factor' In Fatal Polk County (Wis.) Crash

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Wisconsin authorities are investigating after a fatal crash in Polk County Sunday evening.

According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office in Wisconsin, the two-vehicle accident was reported at 7:05 p.m. on County Truck Highway M just north of the Saint Croix and Polk County line.

There, a truck pulling a recreational trailer, occupied by the adult male driver and two women passengers, was heading northbound and attempted to make a left hand turn onto East Cedar Lake Road when a southbound passenger car collided with the truck.

The driver a sole occupant of the passenger car, a woman, was killed in the collision.

The occupants of the truck were uninjured at the scene.

Alcohol is believed to be a contributing factor in the crash, Polk County officials said.The investigation is ongoing.