63-year-old Stevens Point man dies from injuries suffered in Tuesday hit-and-run crash

STEVENS POINT − The victim of a hit-and-run crash on West River Drive Tuesday has died from his injuries.

At 8:18 p.m. Thursday, Herbert Wievel, 63, of Stevens Point, died as a result of injuries he received when he was hit by a vehicle on Tuesday, according to the Stevens Point Police Department

On Wednesday, police received an anonymous tip from someone who identified a possible suspect and vehicle for the hit-and-run crash. Officers arrested a 43-year-old Wisconsin Rapids man, who is being held on anticipated charges of hit-and-run causing death. The Stevens Point Journal will not release the man's name until charges are filed.

At 4:55 p.m. Tuesday, a caller reported an unresponsive man lying in the west ditch on West River Drive, about two-tenths of a mile north of Portage County HH, according to the Stevens Point Police Department.

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Medical personnel treated Wievel, who had sustained significant injuries, at the scene, then transported him to a helicopter. The helicopter flew Wievel to a Wausau-area hospital where he died Thursday evening.

After investigating evidence at the scene, police believe Wievel was hit by a vehicle going south on West River Drive while he was walking. The vehicle then left the area after hitting him, according to police. Wievel was known to routinely walk in the area and would leave his residence at about 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Contact Karen Madden at 715-345-2245 or kmadden@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @KMadden715, Instagram @kmadden715 or Facebook at www.facebook.com/karen.madden.33.

This article originally appeared on Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune: Stevens Point man dies from injuries suffered in hit-and-run crash