WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - A Wausau man was killed Tuesday night in a traffic crash east of Wausau. Marathon County Sheriff’s investigators say the 25-year-old male was driving a car that collided with a pickup truck. They plan to release the victim’s name Thursday morning.  The driver of the truck was a 61-year-old man from Lakewood. He was treated and released from Aspirus Wausau Hospital.

The crash happened on Highway 52 between Sunrise Road and County Highway J in the Town of Hewitt. The road was blocked for over an hour and a half.