Jackson, WI – A 30-year-old Milwaukee man was killed Friday morning after his van collided with a semi-truck at the intersection of Division Road and Spring Valley Road in the Town of Jackson, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities said the crash occurred around 10:53 a.m. on December 12, 2025, prompting multiple 911 calls reporting that a van was on fire with the driver trapped inside. Deputies and the Jackson Fire Department arrived to find the van fully engulfed in flames.
According to Sergeant Scott Hanson, the van had been traveling at highway speeds when it rear-ended a northbound semi that was yielding to traffic before turning. The van’s driver, who was the only occupant, died at the scene. The semi driver, a 55-year-old Illinois man, was treated at a local hospital for minor injuries.
The intersection was closed for roughly three hours as crash reconstruction teams investigated and crews cleared the wreckage. The Wisconsin State Patrol, Germantown Police Department, and Washington County Highway Department assisted at the scene.
This marks the seventh fatal motor vehicle crash in Washington County in 2025, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The investigation remains ongoing by the county’s Reconstruction Unit and Medical Examiner’s Office.
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