RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAU) — The teenager killed in a one vehicle crash near Rhinelander Sunday has been identified. He was 16-year-old Jacob Sieg of Phelps. Sieg drove off the roadway on Highway 17 south of North Twin Lake. His vehicle became airborne and struck a tree, then landed on its side and caught fire.
Other drivers found the vehicle in the ditch and reported it at 12:40 a.m. last Saturday. They don’t know exactly when Sieg crashed.
Oneida County Sheriff’s Department investigators are looking into the crash. Grief counselors were available at the Phelps School District Monday and Tuesday to help Sieg’s classmates.
Sieg’s funeral will be in Eagle River Friday.
