For the Tomahawk Leader
TOWN OF CASSIAN – A Hazelhurst man was killed in an ATV accident in the Town of Cassian this week.
According to a release from the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, on Sunday, Aug. 25, at 6:12 p.m., a call was received reporting an ATV vs. telephone pole accident on Lakewood Rd. near Sand Lake Rd.
Deputies’ initial investigation determined that the ATV failed to negotiate a curve and struck a telephone pole, according to the release.
Witnesses attempted lifesaving measures, but the operator of the ATV, identified by the Sheriff’s Office as Jay T. Zeivel, 66, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Sheriff’s Office said the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is completing the accident report.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the DNR, Cassian First Responders, Oneida County EMS, the Minocqua Police Department and the Oneida County Medical Examiner’s Department.