FOND DU LAC COUNTY (NBC 26) — Fond du Lac County authorities had a busy Saturday responding to six crashes, most of which happened before noon.
The first crash occurred at 6:58 a.m. between USH 151 and Hickory Street. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office said a semi-tractor trailer lost control and crashed into another vehicle, causing them both to enter the median and hit the median cables. The driver of the semi-tractor trailer was cited for failing to maintain control. No one was seriously hurt. The Sheriff's Office said the left lane of northbound traffic was closed in the area of this crash for about two and a half hours.
The second crash happened just minutes after the first, between Hickory Street and Military Road. The Sheriff's Office said a vehicle swerved to avoid hitting another vehicle and lost control, crashing through the highway fence and coming to rest on Mercury Marine property. According to the Sheriff's Office, the initial vehicle which may have caused this crash was not located. No one was hurt.
About an hour later, the third crash happened at the site of the first crash, when a vehicle crashed into a Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office squad car in the rear. The original crash site was still being cleaned up. The Sheriff's Office said the driver was arrested for Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence. No one was hurt.
The fourth crash occurred at 9:21 a.m. just north of CTH F. The Sheriff's Office said a driver was reported driving erratically before crashing into a ditch. According to the Sheriff's Office, the driver suffers from a medical condition that may have led to the driving. The driver had also been reported missing from Langlade County, Wisconsin for behavior related to this medical condition. The driver was safely reunited with family. The Sheriff's Office said no one was seriously hurt.
The fifth crash occurred at 10:33 a.m. between Military Road and Johnson Street. The Sheriff's Office said the driver swerved to avoid debris, lost control, and struck the concrete median barrier. People at the scene of the crash were treated by paramedics and then released. The Sheriff's Office said no one was taken to the hospital.
The sixth crash occurred at 12:36 p.m. just north of CTH F. The Sheriff's Office said this crash occurred when a northbound vehicle swerved to avoid striking a vehicle that was attempting to re-enter traffic from the northbound shoulder. The vehicle which needed to take evasive action then lost control and crashed into the northbound ditch. The vehicle which caused this crash was located and the driver was cited for failing to yield to traffic. There were no injuries as a result of this crash.
