OCONTO – A 15-year-old is dead following an all-terrain vehicle crash on Saturday in Lakewood, according to the Oconto Sheriff’s Office.
The sherriff’s office were notified about the crash at 8:17 p.m. Saturday in the area of the 17000 block of West Wheeler Lake Lane in the town of Lakewood. The road was covered in snow and considered slippery at the time of the crash, the sheriff’s office said.
At a curve, the vehicle went off the road, striking several trees in the ditch. The driver’s family members were on the scene alongside first responders, but the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 15-year-old male victim was a Lakewood native. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the Oconto County Sheriff’s Office, and the Brown County Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating the incident.
Rashad Alexander can be contacted at ralexander@gannett.com and 920-431-8214.
This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: 15-year-old dead killed in ATV crash in Oconto County