Saturday, December 18, 2021
Fatal crash/ U.S. Hwy. 41 and Kasal Lane / Town of Grover
Marinette County Sheriff Jerry Sauve reports that at 5:08 Saturday morning, Marinette County Dispatch received calls of a crash at the above location involving a large truck and a passenger car. Law Enforcement, Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Responders were all sent to the scene.
The initial investigation reveals that a four door passenger car was attempting to pull onto U.S. Hwy. 41 N/B from the median or attempting to cross completely to Kasal Lane into the Eagle Express truck stop. The car entered the path of a northbound semi-truck pulling a dump trailer loaded with scrap metal. After impact, the truck entered the east ditch and overturned. The passenger car spun down the south bound lanes and the lone female operator was ejected and later pronounced dead on the scene by the Marinette County Medical Examiner.
The truck driver was trapped inside the overturned wreckage. After lengthy extrication efforts, he was freed and taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
The deceased is a (67) year old Town of Grover women and the driver of the truck is a (64) year old man from Pulaski. Their names are being withheld at this time. Both were alone in their vehicles.
This crash remains under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office, Wisconsin State Patrol, and the Marinette County Medical Examiner.
Assisting at the scene were the Peshtigo Police, Grover Porterfield Fire Department, City of Peshtigo Fire Department, Marinette Fire Department, Aurora Bay Area Paramedics, Marinette Emergency Rescue Squad, Wi. D.N.R., and the Wisconsin State Patrol.
This is the 9th traffic fatality in Marinette County in 2021.
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