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VILAS COUNTY: VEHICLE CRASHING INTO TREES TAKES LIFE OF DRIVER


On Sunday, July 2, 2023, at approximately 12:50 a.m., the Vilas County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call regarding a vehicle that had crashed into trees on STH 155 near South Lost Lake Drive. 

Officers determined that the vehicle left the roadway, missing the corner, and struck trees.  It was determined by first responders that the 33 year old female, Brittany Johnston, from Sayner, was deceased.  There was no one else in the vehicle at that time.

The crash is still under investigation.

Vilas County Sheriff’s Office, Saint Germain Rescue and Fire Department, Plum Lake Fire Department, Oneida County Ambulance MED5, Arbor Vitae Fire Department, and the Oneida County Medical Examiners Office all responded to the accident.