A third traffic fatality in east-central Wisconsin has authorities blaming glare from the sun as a contributing factor.
Calumet County Sheriff Mark Wiegert reports that the accident happened shortly after 7:30 Tuesday morning, generating numerous 9-1-1 calls reporting vehicles on fire. Responding deputies to the scene at State Highway 114 and State Park Road in the Village of Harrison found one person trapped in a burning SUV, while the driver of a dump truck that struck it escaped with only minor injuries. Investigators believe that the eastbound SUV turned in front of the westbound dump truck. The SUV driver was a 52-year-old woman from Neenah who was pronounced dead at the scene.
The accident happened less than three miles away from where a bicyclist was struck and killed this past Thursday, and is the third accident within a week in the area blamed upon glaring sun, which rises and sets directly in the east and west near the autumnal equinox. Officials are urging extra caution during those hours to avoid accidents.
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