Nov. 23, 2018 – Allenton, WI – A 58-year-old Allenton man was killed following a two-vehicle accident Thursday, Nov. 22, in Portage County.
According to the Portage County Sheriff’s office:
On Nov. 22, 2018, at approximately 6:24 p.m., the Portage County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call of a two-vehicle crash on US Highway 10 near County Highway B in the Town of Amherst.
Upon arrival, deputies discovered a full-sized Dodge Ram pick-up truck towing a loaded utility trailer, was eastbound on Highway 10 crossing the bridge over Highway B.
The driver of the truck, 58-year-old Douglas Curley from Allenton, Wisconsin, lost control of his vehicle and entered the median. Once in the median, the trailer detached from the truck, and the truck became airborne entering the westbound lanes.
A Jeep Cherokee, operated by 61-year-old Michael Shimeta from Cudahy, along with his passenger, 62-year-old Terry Scherr from Franklin, was westbound on Highway 10, when the Dodge landed partially on the Jeep, before rolling off and striking the outside guardrail.
Emergency crews arrived and extricated the two occupants of the Jeep, who were transported to Saint Michael’s Hospital with serious injuries. Curley did not survive the crash, and was the only occupant of the Dodge.
UPDATE: Dr. Michael Shimeta died Dec. 1, 2018 as a result of injuries suffered in the accident.
