Driver killed in Superior, Wis., bridge plunge

Police say a motorist has died after his vehicle plunged from an icy bridge in northwestern Wisconsin.

Authorities said the 60-year-old driver died Monday morning when his vehicle went over a railing on the Belknap Street-Highway 2 viaduct in Superior and crashed about 35 feet below.

Police say the road was ice-covered and slippery at the time of the 8 a.m. crash. The Wisconsin State Patrol is investigating.