The Washington County Sheriff’s Office Communication Center received multiple 911 calls reporting a two-vehicle crash on I-41 southbound, just south of Highway 28, on Wednesday, February 11 around 12 p.m. 

A subject was trapped in a vehicle and not responsive. Washington County deputies, along with Allenton Fire and EMS were dispatched. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office had also received calls and dispatched their own deputies, along with Theresa Firefighters and Mayville EMS.

The driver was found to be deceased in the vehicle. The occupants of the other vehicle involved, a Dodge County Highway Department work truck towing a trailer, were uninjured.

The Dodge County Highway Department truck and trailer was southbound in the inside lane with its work lights activated. The vehicle slowed down to turn into an “Official Vehicles Only” median turn-around south of Highway 28. A car was behind the work truck and struck the trailer, before it crashed into the shoulder side guard rail.

The area was closed off from Highway 28 to Highway D for three hours.

The fatal accident is still under investigation at the time of this story.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Washington County Medical Examiner’s Office, Wisconsin State Patrol, Dodge County Sheriff’s Office and the Dodge County Emergency Response Team who assisted with the interstate closure and detour.