MENOMONIE — A one-vehicle crash in the Town of Menomonie Sunday evening has left one man dead and another man injured.
According to a news release from the Dunn County Sheriff’s Department, Dunn County deputies and Menomonie Fire and Rescue were dispatched at shortly after 8 p.m. February 2 to the 3700 block of 420th Street in the Town of Menomonie for a one-vehicle accident with injuries.
The initial crash investigation showed that Christopher Becker age 19, of Menomone, the driver of the southbound four-door sedan had been unable to negotiate a curve on 420th Street, left the road and struck a group of large trees.
Menomonie Fire and Rescue extricated the Becker from the significantly damaged vehicle and attempted life-saving measures, but they were not successful. Becker was pronounced dead at the scene.
The adult male passenger, Dylan Thomas, age 18, of Menomonie, was transported to Mayo-Menomonie with non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash remains under investigation by the Dunn County Sheriff Department.
