Sheriff identifies man who died in Jackson County crash

BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. (WKBT) — John M. Blang, 40, of Merrillan died Friday in a one-vehicle crash in Jackson County.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office released his name Monday.

Deputies with the sheriff’s office were called to a one-vehicle crash Friday on Castle Hill Road in the town of Adams. Investigators determined that Blang’s vehicle entered the ditch, rolled and collided with a large tree.

The sheriff’s office declined to release any more information.

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