Neilsville Fatal

NEILSVILLE, MN—A Nielsville man is dead after his car ran off the road Friday night and crashed into a grove of trees.  The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says it received a call at 7:33pm Friday from an automated 911-Crash Detection at 36477 440th Street SW, west of Nielsville.  When first responders arrived, they found the vehicle in a grove of trees. The only person in the car, 64-year-old Kevin Moen of Nielsville, was unresponsive. First responders tried lifesaving measures, but Moen was pronounced dead at the scene.  The Sheriff’s Office says it appears Moen had been driving west on 440th Street SW before leaving the road and crashing into the trees.  Moen was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash; alcohol is not believed to be a factor.