One man dead after car accident in Wausau

WAUSAU - A 30-year-old man died after his car hit a tree in Wausau early this morning.

Wausau police stopped the man around 1:00am near the intersection of 1st avenue and Bridge Street. When the passenger got out of the car, the driver drove away down 1st avenue.

Less than two minutes later, police got a call about a crash on North 1st Avenue. It was the same driver stopped minutes earlier. His car had hit a tree and started a fire. Police pulled the driver from the car, but he died at the scene.

Full story: WJFW

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