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One person dead after police chase in Lincoln County ends in crash
Two Lincoln County squad cars were trying to stop a vehicle that someone reported stolen when the vehicle crashed, according to a news release.
Wausau Daily Herald
MERRILL – One person is dead after a crash that occurred after law enforcement pursued a vehicle in Lincoln County, according to officials.
At 5:24 p.m. Wednesday, two Lincoln County Sheriff s Office squad cars began trying to stop a vehicle someone reported stolen, according to a news release from the Wisconsin Department of Justice.
The chase was going west on a town road in rural Lincoln County when the vehicle deputies were pursuing left the road and crashed, according to the news release. The Lincoln County Coroner s Office pronounced the driver, who was the only occupant of the vehicle, dead at the scene.
Tristin Ensinger, the suspect accused of shooting a Lincoln County deputy last week before turning the gun on himself, is also linked to a murder in Ohio.
Man killed when tractor overturns in Lincoln County field
Associated Press 1 hr ago
MERRILL, Wis. (AP) A man died after the tractor he was operating flipped over in a field in Lincoln County, according to sheriff’s officials.
Deputies and paramedics were dispatched to the field in the Town of Merrill shortly before 4 p.m. Monday where they found a 46-year-old man pinned underneath the tractor. They worked to free the man who died at the scene.
Authorities said the victim was using the tractor to try to remove a large truck that was stuck in the field when the tractor flipped over and pinned him.