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One dead, one injured in Tuesday morning crash on Highway 8 in Oneida County

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One person died in a car crash on Highway 8 Tuesday morning.

It happened around 8:00 a.m. on Highway 8 near Spring Creek Road, about eight miles west of Rhinelander.

The Wisconsin State Patrol says early investigation suggests a pickup heading west on Highway 8 crossed the center line, hitting another car head on.

The driver of the pickup, a 53-year-old Abbotsford woman, was hurt.

The driver of the other car, a 58-year-old Tomahawk man, died in the crash.

The Wisconsin State Patrol is conducting the crash investigation.

Katie Thoresen is WXPR's News Director/Vice President.
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