TOWN OF WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ) - A woman from Waupaca is dead after a single car crash Tuesday.

Authorities say it happened on Highway 49 near Nelson Road just after 6 p.m.

Waupaca County Sheriff's say the 42-year-old woman lost control going around a corner, went into the ditch and slammed into a light pole.

A male passenger was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Authorities say alcohol and inattentive driving are believed to have been factors in the crash.