A 22-year-old Birnamwood man was killed early Saturday after his vehicle crashed into a house on U.S. Highway 45 in the town of Aniwa, according to the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department.
Tony M. Modrzejewski was pronounced dead at the scene. A 21-year-old Wittenberg man, who was a passenger in the vehicle, was airlifted from the crash.
Sheriff’s deputies, along with Birnamwood Fire and Ambulance, were called to the scene shortly before 3 a.m. According to the initial report, Modrzejewski’s pickup truck had been southbound on Highway 45, leaving the roadway to the east side of the highway.
The truck struck the north side of the residence, entering the attached garage, and continued into the living room area of the house. Three people were in the home at the time of the crash, but no one was injured inside.
The Jaws of Life were used to extricate the occupants.
The investigation is ongoing.