(WQOW) Press Release - At 10:15 PM on Saturday
October 13, a crash occurred on County Highway CC approximately 1.1 miles east
of County Highway H in Sawyer
County near Radisson.
Assisting agencies included LCO Tribal Police, Sawyer
County Sheriff's Department, LCO Fire Department, Winter Fire Department,
Radisson Ambulance, Round Lake Ambulance, and Hayward Ambulance.
Steven L. Sutton of Hayward
was driving westbound on County Highway CC, approximately 1.1 miles east of
County Highway H in the Town of Hunter, Sawyer County.
After passing another vehicle, Mr. Sutton lost control of his vehicle where it
left the roadway, rolled and crashed into the ditch.
Mr. Sutton and one of his passengers, Andrew J. Crowe
of Couderay, where extricated from the vehicle. Another passenger, Christa J.
Debrot of Couderay, was ejected from the vehicle.
None of the occupants were wearing their seatbelts. Contributing
factors to this crash where alcohol and excessive speed.
This crash remains under investigation by the
Wisconsin State Patrol and LCO Police Department.