TOWN OF ASHFORD (NBC 26) — Traffic is moving again this morning after a serious crash shut down part of County Highway W for hours Tuesday night in the Town of Ashford.
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office says the collision happened around 6:38 p.m. near County Highway W and Sunset Drive, when a southbound pick-up truck struck a farm tractor pulling a corn chopper.
Authorities say the farm tractor, driven by a 64-year-old Campbellsport man, was traveling south when the pick-up truck, driven by a 16-year-old boy from Eden, hit the back of the equipment. A second 16-year-old boy from Eden was riding as the front-seat passenger.
The tractor driver was not injured. The passenger in the pick-up suffered minor injuries and was taken to SSM Health in Fond du Lac. The pick-up driver sustain