A crash on Highway 17 north of Rhinelander killed one person and injured another Monday afternoon.
Around 1:10 p.m. the Oneida County Sheriff's Office got a call about a two-car crash on Highway 17 in the Town of Pine Lake. It was just south of the intersection with Mud Lake Road.
The Sheriff’s Office says the initial investigation shows a car heading south on Highway 17 crossed the centerline and crashed head-on into a car heading north.
The driver of the southbound car died in the crash.
The driver of the other car was injured and taken to Rhinelander Aspirus Hospital where they were later flown to Wausau for treatment.
Names have not been released.
