VIDEO: Semi driver injured after load falls on top of him after crash

Around 1:40 a.m. on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, the Town of Fond du Lac Fire Department, City of Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue, Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and Wisconsin State Patrol responded to a report of a semi that crashed into the ditch on Highway 151 northbound at the on ramp from Highway 175 just south of the City of Fond du Lac.

Due to the impact with the ditch, the semi’s load of baled paper product busted through the front of the trailer, ultimately coming to rest on the semi’s cab and the driver.

After about 15 minutes, rescue personnel were able to free the driver and they were transported to SSM St. Agnes Hospital where they were then transferred over to ThedaStar Medical Helicopter for transport to ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah.