CHASE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A man died and a four-year-old boy was injured after their vehicle struck a tree in Oconto County on Christmas Day.
It happened around 10:48 a.m. Wednesday on County Highway S near the intersection of County Highway C in the town of Chase.
When deputies arrived on scene, they saw a SUV with extensive front end damage in a yard near a residence.
Deputies say for unknown reasons, the SUV, driven by a 29-year-old Pulaski man, left the roadway on County Highway S and drifted through the ditch and into a field. The SUV then went east into a field adjacent to the road before striking a tree.
The driver died at the scene and the child was taken to a hospital to be treated for minor injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
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