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State Patrol investigating fatal crash in Shawano County

Posted at 5:52 AM, Jun 22, 2017
and last updated 2017-06-22 20:09:07-04

A 63-year-old Tigerton woman died in a two-vehicle crash in Shawano County Wednesday.

Authorities were dispatched around 8 p.m. Wednesday night to Highway 29 at County Highway U near Shawano. The road was closed for about five hours following the crash.

State Patrol says a commercial vehicle was traveling on Highway U and was crossing Highway 29 when it struck a vehicle traveling westbound.

The driver of the vehicle, Geraldine M. Barkow, was pronounced dead at the scene. The 60-year-old driver of the commercial vehicle is expected to be OK.