A?snowmobile driver was hospitalized after striking a tree near Content Lake Road in St. Germain Sunday night, according to the Vilas County Sheriff’s Department.

The department received a 911 call from a Bo Boen Snowmobile Club groomer reporting the accident on Trail 6 at approximately 10:23 p.m.

The operator of the snowmobile was transported to Howard Young Medical Center for injuries. Alcohol was a factor in the accident, said