Severe Fog Contributes to Sheboygan County Truck Crash
Severe fog has contributed to a Sheboygan semi-truck crash that resulted in at least 2 injuries. The crash occurred about 8:00 a.m. on March 9, 2010, at Sheboygan Highway County PP and Prairie Road.
The crash occurred when one semi-truck, driven by Justin Simon, 27, of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and owned by Dierks Waukesha, a Wisconsin food distributor, was stopped on County PP, waiting for traffic to clear before negotiating a left-hand turn. A jeep driven by Timothy Christensen, 45, of Plymouth, Wisconsin, was stopped behind the Dierks Waukesha semi-truck. At that time, another semi-truck, driven by Steven Guelig, 51, of Cascade, Wisconsin, and owned by owned by Schwind Trucking, LLC, out of Glenbeulah, Wisconsin, approached the vehicles from behind and was unable to stop his semi-truck in time, colliding with the jeep, essentially sandwiching it between the two semi-trucks.
The crash also resulted in the severing of both tractor-trailer’s diesel lines, spilling fuel all over the scene, including fuel being spilled near an electrical transformer. The semi-truck crash resulted in the following entities being called to the scene:
- Sheboygan County Hazmat Team
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Sheboygan County Sheriff's Department
- Wisconsin State Patrol
- Plymouth Police Department
- City of Plymouth Fire Department
- Town of Plymouth Fire Department
- Plymouth Ambulance
- Jaws of Life Unit – Plymouth
Preliminary investigations have determined that the Schwind Trucking semi-truck operated by Guelig, was operating too fast for the poor weather conditions. Federal law requires truck drivers to use extreme caution in dangerous weather conditions, including fog.
According to the Federal Government, Schwind Trucking owns 10 tractor trailers and employs 10 drivers. Schwind Trucking drivers have received at least 5 moving violations and have been involved in at least one prior state-reported crash within the last 30 months.
A search has revealed that Schwind Trucking is insured up to $1,000,000 by Employers Mutual Casualty Co.
In what must be a shock to the truck crash victims’ families, the Outagamie County District Attorney’s office has decided not to file charges against the truck driver that killed two people and injured several others. The Outagamie County D.A.’s office claims that there was not enough evidence to prove charges of homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle, because there was no evidence that the truck driver, Michael Kaiser, knew that his conduct created a substantial and unreasonable risk of death.
Regretfully, last Thursday's, October 8, 2009, Ozaukee County semi-truck accident has now resulted in the death of a Mequon woman that was critically injured in the crash. Mary J. Parker passed away Tuesday at Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa. She was a passenger in her 1995 Cadillac Seville, which was being driven by Jimmie D. Juhaz, 64, of Cedar Grove, who had to be extricated from the car after the semitrailer truck slammed into them and an SUV on northbound I- 43 in the Town of Belgium, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.
Just after noon today, October 8, 2009, a tragic semi-truck collision in Ozaukee County has left one victim dead and several others injured. Authorities have not yet released the cause of the collision but there is speculation that it may have been due in part to a combination of speed, inattention and the road construction and lane closure, which was just north of the accident scene.
A Schneider National semi-truck caused huge traffic delays on Monday afternoon, June 15, 2009. The tractor-trailer lost control and overturned, blocking all four lanes. Traffic had been backed up and it appears as though the semi-truck driver, Mark Nunnally of Illinois, was unable to stop in time. The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department cited Nunnally for reckless driving and failure to maintain control of his vehicle.
The Wisconsin State Patrol is investigating a semi-truck rollover accident that resulted in at least one fatality. The accident occured on Highway 41 in Outagamiie County near the Holland Road exit. At least three other people were airlifted to Theda Clark Hospital. According to the hospital spokesperson, they were identified as a 66 year-old Mosinee, Wisconsin man in good condition, a 44 year-old Appleton, Wisconsin man in serious condition, and a 27 year-old Greenville, Wisconsin woman in critical condition.
As the temperatures dropped in the early morning hours of January 13, 2009, two separate semi-truck accidents caused major delays on US-41/US-45.
Within the last week, there have been several semi-truck accidents throughout Wisconsin. Many accidents involved multi-car pileups. Many newspaper reporters and television news reporters have been incorrectly reporting that weather was to blame for these pileups. While weather likely played a role in all of the collisions, driving too fast for conditions or following too closely were the other causes.
On October 30, 2008, a Semi-Truck crashed into an SUV, pushing it into the rear of another semi-truck. The accident occurred near Highway 11, west of Highway DD, in Spring Prairie Township, in Walworth County. As the photograph of the SUV illustrates, the collision essentially pinned the SUV between the two semi-trucks.
The Indiana State Police have traced the cause of a tragic semi-truck crash back to a tire that flew off of a semi-trailer owned by a Wisconsin trucking company. The crash occurred on September 25, 2008.
In a report issued by the 
On August 27, 2008, at approximately 12:15 p.m., Milwaukee police responded to a semi-truck vs. motorcycle accident. The accident occured in Milwaukee at 91st and Good Hope Road.