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8-year-old dead after car goes into ditch on Highway 41, 141

Report from Oconto County Sheriff's Office
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ABRAMS (NBC 26) — An 8-year-old girl is dead after a pickup truck went into a ditch on Highway 41 and 141 near Sampson Road in Abrams at about 1:05 a.m. Thursday.

A 34-year-old man from Suring was driving the car northbound when he exited on the northbound exit ramp. The car failed to stop at a stop sign and continued into a ditch.

The 34-year-old driver and an 11-year-old girl passenger were taken to the Green Bay Area Hospital. The 11-year-old suffered minor injuries, but another 8-year-old girl passenger died at the scene.

There is an ongoing investigation by the Oconto County Sheriff's Office and the Brown County Medical Examiner's Office.