25-Year-Old Erin Prairie Man Dies In Crash Overnight

ST. CROIX COUNTY, WI — Authorities in St. Croix County say a 25-year-old man has died in a one-vehicle crash in the Town of Erin Prairie.

According to the St. Croix County Sheriff's office, Robert J. Heininger was driving his 2013 Audi A4 south on Highway 63 when he veered into the west ditch, hit a driveway entrance to a field, went airborne and rolled several times. The car came to rest on its passenger side against a tree, authorities said.

Sheriff's officials reported that Heininger was pronounced dead at the scene by the St. Croix County Medical Examiner. Heininger's death was the eleventh traffic fatality in St. Croix County in 2019.