3-year-old boy dies, 2 adults hurt after vehicle struck tree in Pewaukee

PEWAUKEE -- A 3-year-old boy died and two adults were injured after a vehicle struck a tree in Pewaukee early Sunday morning, July 15.

It happened just before 6 a.m. on Prospect Avenue at Rocky Point Road.

According to the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department, the vehicle was traveling eastbound on Prospect Avenue and left the roadway near Rocky Point Road -- striking the tree.

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The 25-year-old man who was driving and a 24-year-old woman who was a passenger were taken to hospitals with injuries.

The 3-year-old boy was taken to Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, but died due to his injuries.

This crash remains under investigation.