WISCONSIN STATE PATROL NORTHWEST REGION EAU CLAIRE POST – NEWS RELEASE
Crash Information – Initial Release
Highway: I-94 WB
Location: MILE MARKER 101
County: JACKSON
At 9:51 PM on Wednesday, July 01, 2020
a crash occurred on I-94 WB at Mile Marker 101 in
JACKSON County near HIXTON.
Assisting agencies included Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and Hixton EMS.
The crash involved 1 injury. Vehicle and occupant information, if available, is on the last page(s).
The details of the crash are as follows:
responded to a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 94 westbound near Hixton. Minutes before the
crash, a motorist reported to the Jackson County Sheriffs Dispatch Center that a pick-up truck was traveling eastbound in the westbound traffic lanes. The eastbound GMC Sierra pick-up truck then collided into a westbound Peterbilt semi unit and a Ford F250 pick-up truck.
The driver of the GMC truck was flown by helicopter from the crash scene with suspected
life-threatening injuries. The driver of the semi unit and the Ford F250 was not injured.
The crash remains under investigation by the Wisconsin State Patrol.
Case Number: 000155-8353
PARTIES INVOLVED
Unit 1: Pickup Truck (2008 GMC Sierra)
Driver: Name is withheld pending notification of family.
24 Year Old Female From Hixton, WI
Injuries: Life Threatening
Transported To: Mayo Hospital
Enforcement Action: Pending Investigation
Unit 2: Truck Tractor(Semi-Attached) (2020 Peterbilt TOR)
Driver: Edmonson, Benjamin Scott
57-Year-Old Male From Midvale, UT
Injuries: None
Seatbelt Use: Yes
Alcohol Use: No
Enforcement Action: No
Unit 3: Pickup Truck (2017 Ford F250)
Driver: Christenson, Grant S
63-Year-Old Male From Anderson, IN
Injuries: None
Seatbelt Use: Yes
Alcohol Use: No
Enforcement Action: No
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