One woman dies in Monday crash

Metro Wire Staff

One woman is dead following a single-vehicle collision on Monday.

A passerby called 911 at 10:21 a.m. on Oct. 10 to report a single-vehicle collision near mile marker 164 on I-39. The vehicle drifted over the median and over-corrected, causing the vehicle to cross both lanes of northbound traffic. The vehicle then entered an east-side ditch and rolled several times.

According to the Portage Co. Sheriff’s Office, the motorist was Joseph C. Lamers, a 39-year-old man from Appleton. He was able to exit the vehicle on his own and sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

His passenger, Rebecca M. Clasen, 73 of Wisconsin Rapids, was removed from the vehicle by EMS personnel and transported to Aspirus Wausau. She later died from her injuries sustained during the
crash.

The Portage County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Stevens Point police, Portage County Ambulance, Hull Fire and EMS, and the Wisconsin State Patrol. The crash remains under investigation.