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Traffic fatality in Marinette County

WAGNER, WI— One person was killed in a single-vehicle accident in Marinette County Monday.

Sheriff Jerry Sauve says it happened just after 3 p.m. on State Highway 180 and Four Lakes Road in the town of Wagner.

A witness says he saw a silver pickup truck go off the road, hit a tree and roll over. The 71-year-old driver was taken to Aurora Bay Area Hospital in Marinette, where he was pronounced dead.

The victim is from the Silver Cliff area of Marinette County. His name is being withheld, pending notification of family.

The crash remains under investigation.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.