TOWN OF SOMERSET – The St. Croix County Emergency Communication Center received a call at about 2:33 a.m. on March 27, 2023, in regards to a person that had been brought in by family members to Westfields Hospital in New Richmond. The person had sustained injuries from a motor vehicle crash, and was pronounced dead at the hospital by the St. Croix County Medical Examiner.
Through the investigation, it has been learned that Michael A. Smith, age 60, from New Richmond, WI, had been fataly injured after being struck by a vehicle. This occurred in the area of 160th Ave near 75th St, in Somerset Township.
The incident represents the second traffic fatality recorded by St. Croix County in 2023.
This incident remains under investigation.
