Wis. Man Extricated From Vehicle After Crashing Into Tree In Pierce County

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Officials in Pierce County, Wisconsin say a man needed to be extricated from his vehicle after crashing into a tree Monday.

According to the Pierce County Sheriff's Office, the crash occurred Monday shortly after 7:30 a.m. on County Truck Highway F, just south of CTH M and River Falls in Clifton Township.

There, it was determined a 2006 Mercury Milan was traveling southbound on CTH F when the vehicle crossed over the left of center, entered the east ditch and struck a tree.

The driver, identified as 46-year-old Shawn Brown of Prescott, Wisconsin, was extricated from the vehicle and taken to Regions Hospital in St. Paul with undetermined injuries.

The cause of the crash is being investigated.