TOWN OF NAVARINO, WI – An 89-year-old woman from the Nichols area died Monday after a single-vehicle crash in Shawano County, authorities said.
The crash was reported at about 11:44 a.m. on Navarino Road in the Town of Navarino, according to the Shawano County Sheriff’s Office.
A preliminary investigation found that the vehicle was traveling south on Navarino Road when it drifted across the center line and entered the east ditch. The vehicle then struck a field access and overturned, landing on its roof.
The driver remained inside the vehicle until emergency responders arrived. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Shawano County sheriff’s deputies and Wisconsin State Patrol troopers responded to the crash.
The Navarino-Lessor Fire Department and EMS, Clintonville Ambulance and ThedaStar also assisted at the scene.
The Wisconsin State Patrol is leading the crash investigation. Authorities have not released the woman’s name, saying the investigation remains ongoing.
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