Crime & Safety
Wisconsin Teen Dies After Rear-Ending Snow Plow; State Patrol Suspects Alcohol Involved In Crash
Authorities report the driver of the Jeep, a 19-year-old man from Withee, died on the scene of the crash from his injuries.
February 3, 2025 / 2:08 PM CST
STANLEY, Wis. — A teen died after rear-ending a snow plow early Sunday morning in western Wisconsin.
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The Wisconsin State Patrol says a Chippewa County Highway Department truck had been performing winter maintenance on eastbound Highway 29 near Stanley shortly after 4 a.m. when a driver in a 2017 Jeep Compass struck the snow plow from behind.
Authorities report the driver of the Jeep, a 19-year-old man from Withee, died on the scene of the crash from his injuries. The driver of the truck, a 45-year-old man from Stanley, did not suffer any injuries.
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