Reconstruction is planned to determine the cause of a deadly crash in Barron County.
It happened on Saturday, May 8th at 12:34 p.m., when the Barron County 911 Center received a call of two vehicle crash on SS between Cameron and Chetek. Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department along with the Cameron Police Department, LMC Ambulance, Mayo Ambulance, Cameron Fire Department and Life Link Helicopter all responded to the scene.
Initial investigation shows a vehicle driven by 24 year old Nathaniel Bull, of Rice Lake, crossed the center line and struck a vehicle driven by Kenneth Smith, 45 of Spooner. Mr. Smith’s wife and 10 year old daughter were also in the car. Mr. Smith was extricated from his vehicle and flown to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. His wife and daughter were transported by ambulance to an area hospital with minor injuries.
Mr. Bull was pronounced deceased at the scene. The WI State Patrol is reconstructing the accident scene to determine the cause of the crash.
