ELBA, Wis. – A tragic incident occurred on the morning of October 8, when a 77-year-old man from Jefferson lost his life after a semi-truck failed to stop at a traffic sign, colliding with his SUV at the intersection of State Highway 16/60 and County Highway BB.
The Dodge County Sheriff's Office reported the collision took place around 6:58 a.m. The GMC SUV was heading west on State Highway 16/60 when the southbound semi-truck, traveling on County Highway BB, disregarded the stop sign and crashed into the SUV.
The driver of the SUV was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. Meanwhile, the semi-truck driver, a 28-year-old man from Waterloo, sustained minor injuries and was transported to Prairie Ridge Hospital.
Following the accident, State Highway 16/60 was closed for nearly three hours as the Dodge County Crash Investigation Team conducted their inquiries into the incident.
During this time, an additional incident occurred where a motorist struck a vehicle belonging to a Dodge County Sheriff's Office Community Service Officer, causing it to be pushed into an on-duty officer.
The community service officer was also taken to Prairie Ridge Hospital with suspected minor injuries. The Wisconsin State Patrol is currently investigating this secondary collision.