Highway worker dies in Gresham crash

A highway construction worker has died after he was struck by a minivan on Highway 47 near Gresham.

The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Derek T. Stempa of Shawano.

According to Shawano County Sheriff Adam Bieber, Stempa was working as a highway flag person when he was hit late Tuesday morning. The county was doing road construction at the time and traffic was being reduced to one lane.

Full story: Antigo Daily Journal

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