One Person Dead After Truck vs. Semi Accident Near Neillsville
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019 -- 11:25 AM
-One person is dead after the truck they were driving was involved in a crash on Highway 10 by Resewood Avenue in the Township of Hewett.The Clark County Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 call of the crash at about 1:50 pm, on Tuesday February 22rd. An initial investigation indicates a semi-truck, being driven by 38-year-old Daniel Esong, was eastbound on Highway 10 when he lost control of his vehicle and entered the south ditch. The trailer jack-knifed and blocked both lanes of the highway. A pick-up truck, driven by 58-year-old Bryan Acker, was traveling west hauling a vehicle on a trailer when it struck the rear driver’s side of the semi-trailer and came to rest in the north ditch. Daniel and his passenger were uninjured. Bryan was alone in the truck and was transported by the Neillsville Area Ambulance Service to the Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville. He was pronounced dead at the hospital by the Clark County Coroner. Daniel was wearing his seatbelt, it’s unknown if Bryan was wearing a seatbelt. Bryan is from Neillsville and Daniel is from Texas.
The Neillsville Area Fire and Ambulance Service responded to the scene with the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, Wisconsin State Patrol, Marshfield Fire Ambulance and Coroner Schleifer. The Investigation is continuing by the Clark County Sheriff’s and Coroner’s Office and the State Patrol. This is the 2nd traffic fatality in Clark County for 2019.
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