One Person Killed When Semi-Truck Crosses Center Median on State Highway 26

Quick Facts

Where: State Highway 26 and Hickory Road, near Ripon, WI

What Happened: A semi-truck travelling north drifted across the center line, crashing into a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

Participants:

• Driver, Semi-Truck
• Driver, 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan

Reported Injuries/Fatalities:

• Driver, 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan, Fatality

Details

A 59-year-old man from Waupun, WI was killed when a northbound semi-truck crossed the center line, colliding with his southbound Dodge Grand Caravan. Wisconsin State Patrol reports that the accident occurred shortly after 3:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 5, 2024, and have yet to release the identities of either driver. The investigation is ongoing.