Tuesday, April 28, 2015

ROAD WORKERS FACE HIGH RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH: CAR DRIVER KILLED, HIGHWAY WORKER CRITICALLY INJURED WHEN HE DEAR ENDED INTO A ROAD SWEEPER IN CALUMET COUNTY, WISCONSIN




APRIL 27, 2015

A motorist was killed and a highway worker injured Monday when a car crashed into a road sweeper in Calumet County, according to the Wisconsin State Patrol.

The crash was reported shortly before 2 p.m. on eastbound State Highway 10/114 in the Town of Harrison, according to a news release from the state patrol.

According to the release, the sweeper was on the shoulder of the road behind two road graders when it was struck from behind by a 2009 Ford Fusion driven by a 28-year-old man from Appleton, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle.

The motorist who was killed when the car he was driving struck the rear of a road sweeper in Calumet County was identified by the Wisconsin State Patrol Tuesday as Andrew William Graverson, 28, of Appleton.

The driver of the car was killed and the operator of the road sweeper, a 50-year-old man from Hilbert, was flown by helicopter to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to the release.