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Driver killed in crash

70-year-old man dies after hitting tree

The driver was killed in a crash at 8:25 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, on County Trunk E, south of Southwood Drive near Waupaca.

When Wisconsin State Patrol arrived, paramedics had already responded and were treating James E. Denson, 70, Waupaca.

They transported Denson to ThedaCare in Waupaca, where he was pronounced dead.

The preliminary crash investigation indicated Denson’s 2002 Chevy Blazer had been southbound on County E when it failed to negotiate a curve.

The vehicle entered the west ditch and truck a tree.

According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, Denson was not wearing a seatbelt.

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