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Marathon County Records Traffic Fatality Sunday

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A Mosinee man died when he apparently got thrown out of his vehicle in a crash west of Wausau.

The Marathon County Sheriff’s Office says 31-year-old Jacob Harrington was killed in the accident Sunday.

A 911 call reported the single vehicle crash around 8:15 p.m. Sunday evening on County Road NN near Greenhouse road in the Town of Marathon.

Deputies got to the scene in about five minutes and found Harrington, who had apparently been ejected from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A

n investigation is still underway, but speed and alcohol are suspected to be factors in the crash.

John Burton is the WXPR Morning Edition Host.
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