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Motorist, 24, Hospitalized After Entering Ditch, Striking Tree In Western Wis.

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- The Pierce County Sheriff's Office in Wisconsin says a motorist was injured in a crash Wednesday afternoon.

According to the sheriff's office, the crash occurred at around 3:30 p.m. near the intersection of 690th Avenue and 1070th Street just south of River Falls, Wis.

Officials say the driver, a 24-year-old man from River Falls, was traveling in a 2001 Subaru Forester eastbound on 690th Avenue when he entered the north ditch and struck a tree.

River Falls Crash Injuries
(credit: Pierce County Sheriff's Office)

The driver was taken via ambulance to Regions Hospital in St. Paul with undetermined injuries.

The crash is being investigated.

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