On person is dead following a head-on crash early Thursday morning.
According to the Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Office, a 911 call was received at approximately 4:43 a.m. on July 16, reporting a 2-vehicle crash on Highway 35 near Bemis Street in the Town of Trempealeau. When deputies arrived, they located a crash between a truck and a car. The driver of the truck had non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital. The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene.
The preliminary investigation indicates the truck crossed the center line hitting the car head-on. The Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Trempealeau Police Department, Fire Department and First Responders, Tri-State Ambulance, and Winona Ambulance.
Names will be released pending notification of families.