Lancaster man dies in Grant Co. crash
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A Lancaster man died Thursday morning when the van he was riding in collided with a semi in rural Grant County, the Sheriff’s Office reports.
According to its statement, Emmanuel Garcia Ortiz, 34, was the passenger in a 2008 Ford Econoline van that was heading west on Hwy. 18, near the eastern border of the county. Investigators determined the van was turning onto Bethel Road around 11:45 a.m. when it was struck by an oncoming semi, sending both vehicles into a cornfield.
The van’s driver, Mason Kramer suffered minor injuries in the wreck and was treated at the scene, while the driver of the semi, a 56-year-old Madison man, was not hurt, the sheriff’s office indicated.
The crash remains under investigation, it added, noting that this is the fifth deadly wreck in the county this year.
correction: The original version of this story identified the driver of the van as Mason Weaver, based information from the Sheriff's Office that has been updated, to identify him as Mason Kramer.
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