PORTAGE COUNTY, Wis. (WAOW–WSAU)– According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT), a collision occurred at 5:33 on I-39 on Saturday, at Birch Drive near Plover resulting in the death of a 25-year-old driver.
A 2006 Honda Accord was traveling north on I-39 when it lost control and crossed the median. It landed in the southbound lane, causing a collision with a 2015 Dodge Grand Caravan where the two vehicles collided.
The lone occupant of the Honda, a 25-year-old female from Wisconsin Dells, was taken to the Aspirus Hospital in Stevens Point where she was pronounced dead.
Two people were in the Dodge, a 68-year-old female passenger from Friendship was taken to the Marshfield Clinic River Region Hospital in Stevens Point with non-life-threatening injuries. The 73-year-old male driver from Friendship was not injured.
According to the Wisconsin DOT press release everyone involved was wearing a seatbelt. The names of the people involved in the crash are being withheld until families are notified.
The crash is being investigated but the Wisconsin State Patrol.
The southbound lanes were closed for two hours.
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