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1 dead in Polk County car crash

Officials say the driver of a pickup truck pulled into the path of another vehicle traveling the opposite direction, before colliding.
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POLK COUNTY, Wis. — A two-vehicle crash in the Village of Dresser, Wisconsin on Monday morning has left one person dead, and another injured.

According to The Polk County Sheriff's Office, the emergency call center received a 911 call reporting the crash on Highway 35 and Clark Road shortly after 11 a.m.

Officials say a pickup truck pulled into the path of another vehicle traveling northbound on Highway 35, and the two crashed.

The driver of the northbound vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene, and was identified by the sheriff's office on Thursday, May 11 as 62-year-old Patrick Boucher, from Dresser.

The sheriff's office said the pickup truck driver was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.

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