UPDATE, 9/16/22: Police have released the name of the man who died in the crash. He's identified as Archie Roberts, 85, of Wallace, MI.
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WAGNER, WI— One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Marinette County Wednesday.
Sheriff’s deputies say it happened around 10:40 a.m. on County Highway X at Old Rail Road in the town of Wagner. An 85-year-old man from Wallace, Michigan was southbound on Old Rail Road when he failed to stop at a stop sign and entered the intersection. His vehicle was struck by an eastbound pickup truck.
The driver of the southbound vehicle wasn’t wearing a seat belt and sustained fatal injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the pickup was taken to Aurora Bay Area Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries. Her passenger was uninjured. Both were wearing seat belts.
The accident remains under investigation.
