Wausau Pilot & Review
UPDATED: 3:49 p.m. July 9
One person is dead and two people are injured following a single vehicle rollover crash Sunday on I-39 in Waushara County, according to the Wisconsin State Patrol.
The crash was reported in the southbound lanes of the interstate at mile post 132, between Hancock and Plainfield.
One person was ejected from the vehicle. EMS was first to arrive and performed CPR while awaiting a medical helicopter. The victim, a 29-year-old Alabama man, died at the scene.
Two people inside the vehicle, a 31-year-old California man and a 21-year-old Texas man, were transported to UW Hospital in Madison. Their current conditions have not been released.
Southbound lanes on I-39 were shut down for about 30 minutes while crews worked to clear the scene.
Assisting agencies included Waushara County EMS, Waushara County Sheriff’s Office, and the Waushara County Medical Examiner. Wisconsin State Patrol is conducting the investigation and reconstructing the crash.
No names have been released. See our earlier reporting, below.
A medical helicopter has been paged to the scene of a crash on I-39 near Plainfield.
The crash was reported at about 11:35 a.m. July 9 in the southbound lanes. Initial scanner reports suggest one person was ejected from the vehicle in the rollover. At least two other people appear to be injured.
CPR was started at the scene while a helicopter made its way to the area. Several lanes were blocked on the highway as of 11:44 a.m., according to the Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation.
Southbound traffic on Hwy. 51 and I-39 is heavy on Sunday, with some emergency crews reporting difficulty reaching crash scenes.
This is a developing story that will be updated.
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