Washington County fatal crash on I-41; 1 dead, officials investigate

A driver was killed after a sedan struck a highway department trailer along Interstate 41 just south of Wisconsin Highway 28 on Wednesday, Feb. 11.The Washington County Sheriff's Office said its communications center began receiving multiple 911 calls around noon, reporting a two-vehicle crash. One caller told dispatchers someone was trapped and unresponsive.FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or AndroidWhen first responders arrived, they found the driver and sole occupant of the sedan dead inside the vehicle.The other vehicle involved was a Dodge County Highway Department work truck pulling a trailer. Authorities said the people inside that vehicle were not hurt.Investigators said the truck was traveling south in the inside lane with its work lights activated and had slowed to enter an "official vehicles only" median turnaround. The sedan, traveling behind it, struck the trailer and then hit a guardrail.The sheriff’s office crash reconstruction team documented the scene.SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 NewsSouthbound Highway 41 was shut down between Highway 28 and Highway D for about three hours during the emergency response and cleanup.Officials said the crash remains under investigation.