On Feb. 20, at 8:22 p.m., the Crawford County Communications Center received a report of a two-vehicle traffic crash on US Highway 18, approximately one-quarter of a mile east of Vineyard Road in the township of Bridgeport.
Nicholas D. Steiger, 25, Woodman, was operating a New Holland L180 skid loader westbound in the left lane of US Highway 18 at a speed of approximately 15 miles per hour. The skid loader was equipped with front and rear lighting, including an orange strobe light mounted on top of the cab. There was not a slow moving vehicle emblem mounted on the back.
Trisha A. Stanek, 31, Prairie du Chien, was operating a 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 pickup westbound in the left lane of US Highway 18. Stanek struck the rear end of the skid loader.