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Traffic Accidents: Sept. 11, 2015
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Green County Sheriff

MONROE - On Wednesday, Sept. 9:

• John R. Crubaugh, 62, Monroe, and Debra M. Samuelson, 62, Orangeville, were taken by ambulance to Monroe Clinic for treatment of injuries they sustained in a tractor vs. vehicle crash reported at 12:47 p.m. at the intersection of Wisconsin 69 and County P, Town of Clarno. Crubaugh's tractor was pulling a wagon loaded with firewood. When he turned onto Wis. 69 from County P, the tractor trailer veered left of center, colliding almost head-on with a southbound vehicle driven by Samuelson. Upon collision, the trailer stopped in its place and ejected Crubaugh off the tractor. Samuelson's vehicle swerved sharply into the ditch and sustained severe front-end damage. It was towed. Crubaugh's tractor-trailer unit was also severely damaged and towed. The Green County Highway Department and employees of Jordan Ag Supply assisted at the scene. The accident shut down the Wis. 69 southbound lane for about 45 minutes.

• Janet A. Hartwig, 68, Monroe, was uninjured in a deer vs. vehicle crash reported at 8:27 p.m. on Wis. 69 at Gutzmer Road, Town of Mount Pleasant. Her vehicle sustained moderate front-end damage and was towed.