On Friday, Sept. 26, at approximately 10:59 a.m., the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a vehicle crash involving a passenger car and a truck towing a trailer on U.S. 51 approximately a mile south of Cty. L in the Town of Nokomis.

Preliminary investigation indicates there was one person pronounced dead at the scene of the vehicle crash. Names are being withheld pending notification of families.

Oneida County Deputies along with the Wisconsin State Patrol, EMS, Cassian Fire Department, Nokomis Fire Department, and Nokomis First Responders responded to the scene. The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, the Wisconsin State Patrol, and Oneida County Medical Examiner’s Office are continuing their investigation into the events surrounding the traffic crash.