August 30, 2024 at 5:50 a.m.
Local man killed in Cassian ATV crash
By River News Staff
A 66-year-old Hazelhurst man was killed Sunday evening when the ATV he was operating struck a telephone pole in the Town of Cassian.
According to the Oneida County sheriff’s office, a call was received at 6:12 p.m. reporting an ATV vs. telephone pole accident on Lakewood Road near Sand Lake Road.
The vehicle struck the telephone pole after failing to negotiate a curve, deputies determined.
Witnesses attempted life-saving measures, however Jay T. Zeivel, 66, of Hazelhurst was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is completing the accident report. The Oneida County sheriff’s office was assisted at the scene by Cassian first responders, Oneida County EMS, DNR, Minocqua Police Department and the Oneida County medical examiner’s office.
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