Portage County crash victim identified
For the Gazette
PORTAGE COUNTY – The Portage County man who died in a Nov. 5 crash in the town of Plover has been identified as Richard Wurzinger, 51, of Bancroft.
On Nov. 5, shortly before 6 a.m., the Portage County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a one-vehicle crash on Forest Drive.
“Deputies responded and located an SUV that struck a tree in the north ditch,” a Portage County Sheriff’s release stated.
“The initial investigation revealed a 51-year-old man from Portage County was the driver and sole occupant of the SUV.”
The cause and circumstances of the crash remain under investigation at this time.