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UPDATE: The victim is identified as David Weinmann.
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TOWN OF DOTY, Wis. — Authorities are investigating a fatal UTV crash in Oconto County. Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the intersection of County Highway T and Boulder Lake Lane in the Town of Doty around 9:07 p.m. Sunday.
Upon arrival, deputies found a 56-year-old Chicago man who appeared to have been thrown from the cargo section of the UTV. That man was taken to Aspirus Langlade Hospital in Antigo, where he died a short time later.
The driver of the utility vehicle, a 53-year-old Waukesha man, was initially arrested on suspicion of operating the vehicle while intoxicated, causing great bodily harm. Investigators plan to refer additional charges to the Oconto County District Attorney’s Office.
The names of the driver and the victims are not being released at this time.
