Photos from head-on crash on Highway 83
Photos by Kelly Smith/Staff photographer
Two people were in serious condition Thursday morning when a pickup truck collided head-on with a semi-trailer on Highway 83, north of North Lake.
Waukesha County Sheriff Department Lt. Steve Pederson said the driver of the Stephen's delivery truck was taken to Waukesha Memorial Hospital, there were no further details on their condition at the time of this posting.
The driver of the blue truck was taken by Flight for Life to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash. No details on his condition were available Thursday afternoon.
Pederson said the driver of the blue pick-up truck crossed the center line and the other driver swerved to miss him and crashed into a tree.
Pederson said the accident occurred at 9:15 a.m. and is still under investigation. A segment of Highway 83 north of North Lake near County Highway CW was closed for several hours.
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heavenisallgood - Oct 28, 2010 10:32 PM
There is no better man than my grandson, and thanks to his quick thinking of trying to swerve out of the oncoming blue truck, I believe he saved that man's life, as well as his own.
This is an example of how we cannot take life for granted as it can end in the flicker of a light. Troy is a hero.