Leader Staff
An 18-year-old Shawano man as killed Saturday night when he crashed his pickup truck into a tree in the town of Herman, according to the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department.
Authorities were called to the scene just before 9 p.m. by a passing motorist who reported that a vehicle ran off the road at the intersection of Willow Creek Road and County Road U and that a person was laying next to the vehicle.
Sheriff’s deputies and the Wisconsin State Patrol along with the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department responded.
The preliminary investigation indicates the driver of the pickup truck lost control of his vehicle, over-corrected and hit a tree, according to authorities.
The sheriff’s department also said the 18-year-old was the sole occupant and was not wearing a seat belt.
He was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was being withheld pending notification of the family.
The Wisconsin State Patrol is investigating the crash.