(PESHTIGO, WI.)–Marinette County Sheriff, Jerry Sauve, reporting a fatal traffic crash on Friday. The accident at approximately 3:25pm. Marinette County Dispatch received a call of a vehicle which left Harbor Road in the Town of Peshtigo, crashing into several trees. The vehicle was occupied by a lone male. Deputies, EMS, were dispatched to the scene. The injured man was treated then transported to May Area Medical Center in Marinette where he later died. He was identified as Lawrence Schoen, 70, of Peshtigo. Marinette County Coroner, George Smith, requested an autopsy which was conducted on Saturday, September 30, 2017. The results of the autopsy showed the victim died of internal injuries as a result of the crash. The accident remains under investigation by sheriff’s deputies and the county coroner. This is the second traffic fatal of 2017 in Marinette County. Sheriff’s deputies were assisted at the scene by Peshtigo City Police, Town of Peshtigo Fire, Emergency Rescue Squad and Bay Area Medical Center Paramedics.
(Aaron Harper,WJNR,WOBE,WHTO)
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