Highway 12 Crash

**For Immediate Release**
May 10, 2011

On May 10, 2011 at approximately 4:20am the Sauk County Communications Center was notified of a semi rollover accident on USH 12 just south of STH 159 in the Township of Baraboo. Sheriff’s Deputies, Baraboo Fire Department, and Baraboo Ambulance were immediately sent to the scene.
The investigation revealed that a 2007 Freightliner tractor trailer unit owned by Veterans Truck Line of Burlington, WI, and operated by Adam N. Erickson, age 33, of Silver Lake, WI, was northbound on USH 12 when he lost control while negotiating the curves. Erickson was treated at the scene by Baraboo Paramedics. Speed was a factor in this crash and Erickson was wearing a seatbelt.
The Sauk County Highway Department assisted with traffic control at the scene to minimize lane closure and delays. This incident remains under investigation by the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office and the Wisconsin State Patrol.

Captain Jeff Spencer
Sauk County Sheriff’s Office