August 20, 2024
Re: Media Release – For Immediate Release
Fatal Crash on US HWY 51 at Timber Ridge Road, Minocqua
On August 20, 2024, at approximately 12:58 P.M., the Minocqua Police Department responded to a vehicle verses bicycle crash just south of the intersection of US HWY 51 South and Timber Ridge Road. There was one fatality and one injured in the crash. The bicyclist, Susan Lynn Kass (71) of Oconomowoc, WI, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the vehicle, Morgan Emily Christianson (20) of Minocqua WI, was transported to the Howard Young Medical Center for injuries sustained during the crash.
This incident is still under investigation and specific details of the crash are not being released currently. The Minocqua Police Department is being assisted in this investigation by the following agencies: Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, Wisconsin State Patrol, Minocqua Fire and Rescue, Hazelhurst Fire Department, Oneida County Ambulance Service and the Oneida County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Contact Person: David J Jaeger, Chief of Police
(715) 356-3234
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