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Fatal Crash In Lincoln Co., Serious Motorcycle Crash In Oneida Co.

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Lincoln and Oneida County Sheriff's Departments report serious traffic crashes Friday.

In Lincoln County, the Sheriff's office reports a fatal vehicle crash Friday afternoon in the Town of Scott near Merrill. Shortly after 3:00 p.m. there was a crash at the intersection of County Rd Q and Joe Snow Rd. A pickup truck driven by a 16 year old Irma youth failed to stop for the stop sign as he traveled west on Joe Snow Rd. The teen entered the intersection and collided with a south bound SUV being driven by a 57 year old Wausau woman. The woman was killed in the crash.

The teenager was taken to the hospital in Merrill. More information will be released later. In Oneida county, a Friday morning motorcycle crash happened in the town of Cassian. Deputies report two motorcycles were traveling northbound on U.S. 51 and were slowing to turn near Little Bearskin Road. The two motorcycles collided. Both drivers were taken to Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff and one of the drivers was flown by helicopter to another facility.

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