The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal crash on US Hwy 51 early Saturday morning. At approximately 1:38 a.m., deputies were advised that one vehicle was on its side with debris covering the roadway. The crash took place north of Tamarack Lane in the Town of Skanawan.
Upon arrival, deputies were able to determine that the driver, identified as 34-year-old Kevin Eggebrecht of Tomahawk, was traveling southbound on Hwy. 51 and ran off the roadway and into the median. The vehicle continued in the median for a couple hundred feet before overturning. The overturn caused the vehicle to become airborne for a short time before coming to rest in the northbound lane of Hwy. 51. The northbound lane was closed for approximately 2 1/2 hours while the scene was investigated.
Eggebrecht was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lincoln County Coroner. He was the only occupant in the vehicle. The cause of the accident is still under investigation by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Eggebrecht was wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash.
Lincoln County deputies were assisted by Tomahawk EMS, Tomahawk Fire Department and the Tomahawk Police Department.
Four people have died on Lincoln County roadways in 2013.