JACKSON COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash in west-central Wisconsin early Monday morning.
According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies received an automated severe crash notification from a cellular phone around 1:15 a.m. on State Highway 71 near the Monroe and Jackson County line.
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Emergency crews arrived to find a heavily damaged vehicle that had left the roadway. Life-saving measures were attempted on one person found at the scene, but the individual was pronounced dead.
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Deputies say evidence indicates the vehicle was traveling westbound on State Highway 71 near Cabin Avenue when it lost control, entered the ditch, and struck a large tree. The driver was ejected in the crash.
The name of the victim is being withheld pending family notification.
