HERTEL, Wis. (WJMC) — A Spooner man is in jail, charged with negligent manslaughter, after a UTV crash Saturday night that left one woman dead.
Burnett County Sheriff Tracy Finch said police and emergency responders were called to Shrider Road, near Hertel, for a UTV rollover crash at 11:45 p.m. Saturday.
Two people were trapped beneath the UTV and responders attempted lifesaving measures, but 52-year-old Jennifer Kopinski, of Spooner, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver, 56-year-old Richard Thorne, was taken to the hospital for treatment.
The sheriff said alcohol appeared to be a factor in the crash and Thorne was placed under arrest. The Wisconsin DNR is handling the crash investigation.