Fatal crash: One dead after vehicle slams into tree near Appleton & Glendale

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that happened early Friday morning, March 27th.

It happened around 4 a.m. near Appleton and Glendale.

According to police, the vehicle, driven by a 25-year-old Milwaukee man, was eastbound when the car left the roadway and struck a tree. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

A passenger in the car, a 28-year-old man, was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.  Milwaukee Police continue to investigate the cause of the crash.

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