One man is dead and another injured after a vehicle struck a tree early Thursday morning, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
At about 4:32 a.m., Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the crash. The vehicle had been traveling north on Highway 71, approaching the roundabout at Highway 16. The vehicle continued northbound through the roundabout, left the roadway on the west side of the road, and traveled northbound in the ditch. The vehicle re-entered the roadway on Hardwood Road, just north of the Highway 16/71 roundabout. The vehicle then again left the roadway onto the right shoulder and struck a tree head on.
The passenger in the vehicle, 56- year-old Greg Weibel of Norwalk, was injured in the crash. Weibel was transported by ambulance to the hospital, where he later died. The driver of the vehicle, whose name is not being released at this time, sustained injuries from the crash but declined medical attention on scene.
The crash remains under investigation by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. No further information will be released at this time.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Sparta Fire Department, Sparta Ambulance, and the Monroe County 911 Communications Center.
