Paulette Benites, 18, died, 54-year-old driver seriously injured in a collision with a deer on Sturgeon Bay Road in Brown County, Wisconsin
Teenager killed, man seriously injured when vehicle hits deer in Brown County
The 54-year-old man was seriously injured from an accident and could not tell rescue personnel the exact location where it occurred except it was deep in the woods. According to officials, he said an 18-year-old passenger was still in the vehicle. After a short search of the wooded area, the crash site was found by deputies on the north side of the roadway near 5872 Sturgeon Bay Road.
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