March 10th, 2010 | 
Author: LAKE DELTON, WI – A tractor trailer truck rolled over and lost its load last Thursday on a Wisconsin Dells Highway. The truck accident happened on Interstate 90-94 and Highway 12 in Lake Delton, Sauk County, Wisconsin. The area is north of the state capital of Madison in the central section of the state, 208 miles southeast of Minneapolis-St Paul, Minnesota and 191 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois.
As the truck driver was crossing the bridge over Highway 12 the second trailer became detached from the first trailer and truck cab and flipped over, causing the truck to crash.
Shortly after 5:00 p.m. on Thursday evening, March 4th, an unidentified truck driver was hauling a double bottom tractor trailer truck loaded with a variety of cargo including computers, tires, and rivets.
The 18 wheeler was headed west on Interstate 90-94 in the left hand lane of traffic. As the truck driver was crossing the bridge over Highway 12 the second trailer became detached from the first trailer and truck cab and flipped over, causing the truck to crash.
The second trailer, which was detached in the truck accident, then slid down the bridge railing. This action sliced open the truck trailer and the cargo spilled out onto Highway 12 below.
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Delton Fire and Emergency Personnel responded to the scene of the truck accident. The truck driver was treated and stabilized at the scene and was then transported to St. Clare Hospital in nearby Baraboo, WI about 10 miles away. Authorities later reported that his injuries were minor and not life threatening.
There were reportedly no other vehicles involved in the single truck accident. There were also no reports of any vehicles or individuals being injured by the cargo falling off the detached truck trailer.
Wisconsin State Patrol officers also responded to the truck accident scene. They shut down parts on Interstate 90-94 in the area around the crashed semi truck so highway crews could remove the wreckage of the 18 wheeler. The westbound lanes of Intestate 90-94 were closed near mile marker 92, slowing down traffic for about two hours in the middle of the Friday evening rush hour.
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The single truck accident also affected the traffic flow on Highway 12, while other highway workers removed the lost cargo and debris from the roadway. According to the Delton Fire Chief, Andy Shultz, no diesel fuel or other hazardous materials spilled during the truck accident.
The State Patrol was able to reopen one lane of Highway 12 around 7:00 p.m. and the second lane about an hour later at 8:00 p.m.
At the time no charges or citations have been brought against the truck driver. The truck accident is still under investigation by the Lake Delton Police and Wisconsin State Patrol.
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