Brian D. Nielsen, 57, died Wednesday, Nov. 11, after his vehicle left U.S. Highway 45 in Kenosha County and struck a tree, according to the Kenosha County Sheriff's Office.
The single-vehicle crash happened at about 9:52 a.m. in the 9800 block of the highway. Nielsen was driving a blue 2017 Ford Escape southbound when the SUV left the roadway and entered the west ditch, the sheriff's office said in a news release issued Thursday. The vehicle continued through the ditch before hitting a tree.
Bristol Fire Department crews extricated Nielsen from the vehicle. He was taken to the Kenosha County Center and then airlifted by Flight For Life to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee with serious injuries.
Nielsen died that evening.
His next of kin has been notified, the sheriff's office said.
The Kenosha County Medical Examiner's Office is examining whether Nielsen may have experienced a medical emergency before losing control. Authorities have not determined whether a medical condition contributed to the crash, and the investigation remains ongoing, according to Kenosha County Eye.
Sheriff David Zoerner said in a statement that investigators "are working to determine the circumstances that led to this tragic crash." Zoerner also thanked "the witnesses who stopped to assist and … Bristol Fire and Rescue, Flight For Life, and all emergency personnel who responded."
The sheriff's office said no additional information is being released at this time. The investigation is ongoing.
