Columbia County Semi-Truck Crashes After Driver Falls Asleep, Injury Two
The driver of a semi-truck fell asleep around 4 a.m., on July 25, 2009, and crashed into a highway overpass. The truck crash occured on Interstate 39/90/94 and County Highway K in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin State Highway Patrol indicated the semi-truck driver, Alcie Boyd, of Bozeman, Montana, was apparently traveling westbound on I-39/90/94 near Arlington, when he fell asleep, resulting in the semi driving up an embankment and hitting the overpass of County Highway K. The semi-truck became wedged between the overpass and the ground, resulting in substantial damage to the overpass and Highway K.
Boyd, and his passenger, George McDougle, of Union, Mississippi, were both injured and transported to UW Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin.
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