NEW DENMARK (NBC 26) — A male passenger died Saturday from injuries sustained in a November 27th crash on I-43 at STH 96/Shirley Road in the Township of New Denmark.

The Brown County Sheriff's Office says the head-on crash happened when a Toyota SUV traveled the wrong way up the ramp from 43SB to STH 96 and collided with a Dodge Caravan exiting the highway.

Three people were trapped inside the van, and the SUV's lone occupant was also trapped.

The sheriff's office says alcohol was a factor in the collision.

Two males and one female were extracted from the van with serious injuries. One of the men, a 37-year-old from the Two Rivers area, later passed away.

The female SUV driver sustained minor injuries.

The Brown County Sheriff's Office and its Crash Reconstruction Unit is conducting

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