The Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office has released the details of yesterday’s crash on Highway 151.
Sheriff Dan Hartwig tells SeehaferNews.com that deputies, the Wisconsin State Patrol, and EMS were called to the area of Highway 151 and Lower Falls Road in the Town of Cato at 1:50 yesterday afternoon on a report of a crash involving two semis.
The preliminary investigation indicated that a 44-year-old Illinois man was driving his rig east on 151 when he crossed the centerline and collided with another semi being operated by a 55-year-old De Pere man.
The De Pere man was airlifted by ThedaStar to ThedaCare Regional Medical Center, while the Illinois man was declared dead at the scene.
The Wisconsin State Patrol is conducting the full crash reconstruction as the investigation remains ongoing.
The Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office thanked the Wisconsin State Patrol, Valders EMS and Fire, ThedaStar, Reedsville Fire, St. Nazianz Fire, Branch Fire, the Manitowoc County Coroner’s Office, Hi-Way 42 Garage and Towing, Manitowoc Disposal R Braun Inc., Right Way Applications, the Manitowoc County Joint Dispatch Center and the Manitowoc County Highway Department for their assistance at the scene.
Sheriff Hartwig also extended his and the department’s “deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the deceased and to all those affected by this tragic incident.”
