I-94 accident sends Menomonie man to hospital
On Saturday May 20, 2017 at approximately 1:00 p.m., Wisconsin State Patrol Troopers responded to crash on I-94 westbound at mile marker 1 near Hudson.
Traffic had slowed down for an incident on the Hudson Bridge when a 2014 Freightliner semi tractor with trailer was approaching the traffic back-up and could not stop in time. The driver of the semi, 26-year-old Muhumed F. Noor of Columbus, OH made a lane change, striking a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am next to it. Both units traveled onto the median shoulder and into the cement median barrier. The semi tractor traveled over the median barrier and the car became pinned on its side between the semi-trailer and the median barrier.
When Troopers arrived on scene they made contact with the driver of the pinned car, who was still inside of it. The driver, 37-year-old Douglas A. Tronrud of Menomonie, was able to communicate to the Troopers. The Troopers broke out the back window of the vehicle and assisted removing Tronrud from the car so he could be attended to by EMS. The driver was transported to Regions Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Assisting agencies included Hudson Police Department, Hudson Fire Department, St. Croix County EMS, and St. Croix County Highway Department. The crash remains under investigation by the WI State Patrol.
