Semi-Truck Crashes Into Minivan in Luxemburg, Two Injured
Two people were hospitalized following a crash involving a semi-truck in Kewaunee County on Thursday.
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The sheriff’s department released a statement saying the crash between the semi-truck and a minivan happened about 7:45 a.m. at the corner of Luxemburg Road and Rendezvous Road in the Town of Luxemburg, according to an article by WTAQ.
“The semi was driving north on Rendezvous when the driver, a 51-year-old Crivitz man, ran the stop sign and struck the minivan,” the article reads. “The semi driver lost control, went off the road and hit a utility pole. The semi’s trailer was empty at the time, officials say.”
According to the article, a 32-year-old Luxemburg woman was driving the minivan. She and one of the two children who were riding in the van as passengers were taken to the hospital with injuries they sustained as a result of the crash.
Various news reports suggests their injuries were non-life threatening.
Authorities continue to investigate the crash.
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, in 2012, the most recent data available, 3,802 large trucks were involved in fatal crashes in the United States, a 5 percent increase from 2011. Large truck and bus fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled by all motor vehicles increased by 3 percent, from 0.137 in 2011 to 0.141 in 2012.
- The number of large trucks involved in fatal crashes increased by 5 percent, from 3,633 to 3,802, and the vehicle involvement rate for large trucks in fatal crashes (vehicles involved in fatal crashes per 100 million miles traveled by large trucks) increased by 4 percent.
- The number of large trucks involved in injury crashes increased by 22 percent, from 63,000 to 77,000, and the vehicle involvement rate for large trucks in injury crashes increased by 22 percent.
- The number of large trucks involved in property damage-only crashes increased by 14 percent, from 221,000 to 253,000, and the vehicle involvement rate for large trucks in property damage-only crashes also increased by 14 percent.
