Man dead after crash with semi-tractor in Wisconsin

A 69-year-old Wisconsin man is dead after a crash involving a semi-tractor-trailer in Barron County near Cameron on Wednesday.

On Thursday, the Wisconsin State Patrol identified the victim as Gene Elmer Hannack.

A tractor-trailer was traveling eastbound on Highway 8 around 12:20 a.m. when an SUV traveling westbound lost control, crossed the center line, and collided with the vehicle, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

The driver of the SUV, who is from Winter, Wis., was pronounced dead at the scene, officials say.

The driver of the of the semi-truck, Andrew D Skenson, 52, of Hudson, Wis., was not injured.

The crash is under investigation by the Wisconsin State Patrol.