Off-duty sheriff's deputy hit Appleton man head-on while driving the wrong way; state patrol investigating

APPLETON - Two men were injured in a crash Saturday night.

The Appleton Police Department responded to a report of a serious two-vehicle crash around 9:30 p.m. on Highway 441 just east of U.S. 10.

Jonathan W. Cvengros, 38, of Neenah was driving a pickup truck northbound when he missed his exit, took a U-turn, and continued driving southbound on the northbound lane, according to Wisconsin State Patrol.

Cvengros, an off-duty Outagamie County Sheriff's Office deputy, hit the sedan of Michael S. Nicholson, 31, of Appleton head-on, according to state patrol.

Both men were transported to ThedaCare in Neenah. Nicholson is recovering from critical injuries and Cvengros had minor injuries.

State patrol is leading the investigation and said alcohol was not involved in the crash.

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