One dead in town of Superior crash

A one-vehicle crash in the town of Superior this morning left one person dead.

Emergency personnel responded to the crash on County Road A at Baumgartner Road at 4:07 a.m. today, according to a release from Douglas County Sheriff Tom Dalbec. The vehicle had left the roadway and struck a utility pole. The driver, who was the lone occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Roads were reported to have been icy at the time of the crash.

The identity of the driver is being withheld until next of kin has been notified, according to Dalbec. The crash remains under investigation by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and Douglas County Medical Examiner’s Office.

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