RHINELANDER - Police will try and figure out what made a man drive off the road northeast of Rhinelander Thursday afternoon.

The 56-year-old driver was killed in that crash. It happened just after 3 p.m. on Stella Lake Road. Police say the car went off the road and hit a tree

The driver was taken to Ministry St. Mary's Hospital and pronounced dead. It's not yet clear if the man died before or after the crash. The Oneida County Sheriff's Office and the Medical Examiner are looking into the cause of his death.