One injured in fiery crash on Hwy 17

Multiple callers reported a two-vehicle crash on southbound State Road 17 about 10 miles south of Rhinelander between County Road B and County Road D Monday afternoon. According to an Oneida County Sheriff's Department spokesman on the scene, a northbound minivan crossed the centerline at approximately 1:30 p.m. and struck a southbound dump truck loaded with granite. The truck left the road, went into a wetland area and caught fire. The female driver of the minivan had to be extracted from her vehicle and was airlifted from the scene by Spirit 2. There is no information currently available on the condition of the driver of the dump truck. State Road 17 was closed for several hours while the scene was cleaned up.

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• June 12, 2017