On Monday, August 1 2016, at 4:05 p.m. the Washington County Sheriff’s Office was notified of an injury accident on I41 south of Highway 28 in the Town of Wayne.
Motorists advised the accident involved a car and a truck pulling a cattle trailer and reported one operator injured and trapped.
Deputies located the accident on I41 southbound approximately ¾ quarters of a mile south of Hwy 28. A Ford Focus was located in the right/slow lane of traffic with severe damage to the front of the vehicle. That female operator was still trapped and in need of extrication.
The second involved vehicle, a Chevrolet truck pulling a 26-foot cattle trailer, was slightly south of the Focus and stopped on the shoulder of the highway. The trailer was damaged in the front near the hitch/king pin and in the rear. The male operator of the truck was not injured. After being removed from her vehicle, the female operator was transported via ambulance to a near-by location where Flight for Life was staged. She was ultimately transported to Froedtert Memorial Hospital in Milwaukee with non-life threatening injuries.
Investigation of the crash revealed southbound I41 traffic to be slowed and stopped in the area of the crash scene as a result of the construction zone on I41 southbound approximately 2 miles south of the crash location. The truck and trailer was stopped in the right/slow lane of traffic when the car failed to stop and rear ended the cattle trailer. Inattentive driving on behalf of the female operator is the contributing factor of the crash.
To assist with safety of all those on scene, both lanes of I41 southbound were closed for approximately 70 minutes. During that time all southbound traffic was diverted onto Hwy 28 with the assistance of the Wisconsin State Patrol. Approximately 35 minutes later both lanes of traffic where opened and the scene was clear.
Kewaskum and Kohlsville Fire and Rescue assisted with operator injuries, as well as West Bend Intercept.
Female Operator: Mandy Marie Kreif 31 YOA North Fond du lac, WI
Male Operator: Todd Douglas Stiemke 34 YOA Arlington, WI
Courtesy Lt. Ryan Herman