WITHEE, Wis. (WFRV) – A 59-year-old man has died following a two-vehicle crash involving a pickup truck and a dump truck late last month in the town of Withee.
The crash occurred just before 8 a.m. Jan. 27 on State Highway 29 west of Fisher Avenue. According to a preliminary investigation, a pickup truck traveling westbound on Highway 29 lost control and entered the median.
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Authorities said the pickup began to spin, crossed the median and entered the eastbound lanes, where it was struck by an eastbound St. Croix County dump truck. Both vehicles came to rest in the inside eastbound lane.
The pickup driver, identified as Eric Evenstad, 59, was ejected from the vehicle and transported to a nearby hospital with critical injuries. Officials said Evenstad died Feb. 7 as a result of those injuries.
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Investigators reported that Evenstad was not wearing a seat belt and was the sole occupant of the pickup.
The driver of the dump truck suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
