Head-on crash in western Wisconsin leaves both drivers dead
ST. CROIX COUNTY, Minn. -- A head-on crash Saturday morning in western Wisconsin left two drivers dead and one passenger injured.
The St. Croix County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened shortly before noon on the 2000 block of STH 65 in Star Prairie, which is roughly 50 miles northeast of Minneapolis.
Investigators say that 26-year-old Louis Lazano, of Centuria, was traveling north on the road when his SUV crossed the center line and slammed into a southbound pickup driven by 53-year-old Eric Willey, of Osceola.
Both drivers died at the scene. Neither of them was wearing a seat belt.
Officials say these deaths mark the seventh and eighth traffic fatalities in St. Croix County so far this year.
"This has been a tragic week that has touched so many families, as we have lost five people on the roadways in St. Croix County in the last six days," said Sheriff Scott L. Knudson, in a statement.
A passenger in Willey's pickup, a 50-year-old woman, was hurt. Emergency crews brought her to Westfields Hospital for treatment. Her condition was not immediately known.
The crash remains under investigation.
