Cattle Truck Crash: Search is On for Unidentified Gray SUV
A Wisconsin truck driver was injured Thursday morning on Highway 151 near Fond du Lac when the cattle truck he was hauling tipped over. The truck driver, 55 year-old Patrick T. DeGeneffe, of Chilton, Wisconsin, sustained serious injuries after being trapped in his cab after his tractor trailer overturned. DeGeneffe had to take Flight for Life from the scene to Theda Clark Medical Center in Neenah. DeGeneffe was hauling 11 cows and 2 steers. Many of the animals were also injured.
According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, the cattle truck, was traveling southbound on the bypass near the Fond du Lac County T intersection, when it was forced to swerve to avoid a gray SUV that had pulled out in front of him from Fourth Street. The SUV turned from Fourth Street to proceed south on the bypass. This forced DeGeneffe to take evasive action, resulting in his truck going into the northbound lanes and then back to the west, turning onto its left side and skidding to a stop in the median.
It is not clear whether anyone else witnessed the gray vehicle cause the accident. In order for DeGeneffe to be allowed to pursue an Uninsured Motorist claim for his injuries, the new Wisconsin law regarding Uninsured Motorist claims requires that the accident be witnessed an an "Independent Third Party."
Authorities are still searching for the gray SUV. Anyone with information about the SUV or the accident in general are urged to contact the Wisconsin State Patrol at (920) 929-3700. Hopefully, someone will come forward with additional information about the accident.
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