Wausau Pilot & Review
A Minocqua woman is dead after she was struck crossing Hwy. 51 in Woodruff, according to the Wisconsin State Patrol.
Officials say the 71-year-old woman was crossing four lanes of Hwy. 51 at Lemma Creek Road in the town of Woodruff when a 52-year-old man driving a 2019 Ford F250 Super Duty pickup struck her in the southbound lanes. The crash was reported at about 7:15 p.m. Friday.
The pedestrian, whose name is being withheld pending notification of relatives, died at the scene. The pickup driver, an Illinois man who was not injured in the crash, is cooperating with the investigation. Alcohol is not suspected and the driver was not cited.
The Wisconsin State Patrol is conducting the crash investigation.
