1 dead, 1 injured in western Wisconsin crash, sheriff's office says
STANTON TOWNSHIP, Wis. — Authorities say slick road conditions contributed to a western Wisconsin crash that killed a 38-year-old man on Thursday.
The St. Croix County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened around 6:48 a.m. on the 1600 block of State Highway 64 near Stanton Township.
According to witnesses and evidence, a man driving a Mazda had been traveling westbound on the highway when he lost control of his vehicle and crossed the center line. That's when his vehicle collided with a Ford Escape traveling in the opposite direction.
The sheriff's office says the driver of the Mazda, identified as Jeremiah Green of Clear Lake, died as a result of his injuries. He had not been wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
The driver of the Ford, a 46-year-old Prairie Farm man, was transported to a hospital with unspecified injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
Stanton Township is located about 28 miles northeast of Hudson.
Across the Wisconsin-Minnesota border, several crashes were reported in the Twin Cities metro Thursday morning, including one involving a Maple Grove police officer on Interstate 94.
