Fatal crash on QQ

WAUPACA — An 81-year-old man died Sunday evening, May 24, following a single-vehicle crash on County Highway QQ, according to the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred at approximately 6:30 p.m. near the intersection of Park Lane. Investigators say the man was driving north on County Highway QQ and had stopped at King Road. He then continued north, veered off the road through a residential yard, and struck a parked vehicle in a nearby business parking lot. Bystanders and arriving emergency personnel attempted to save his life. The driver was transported to ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca, where he was pronounced dead. Authorities are withholding the victim’s name pending family notification. The Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Wisconsin State Patrol, Gold Cross Ambulance, and Waupaca’s police and fire departments.