19-old-year died in Wednesday morning accident at Crest View and Industrial

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An accident Wednesday morning at the intersection of Crest View Drive and Industrial Street took the life of 19-year-old Kevin W. Johnson of Hudson.

Johnson was struck by a heavy-duty truck and trailer as he was attempting to cross Industrial Street at the traffic signals.

The truck was operated by Steven W. Sherman, 51, of Brooklyn Center, Minn. Sherman is a driver for Northern Metal Recycling of Minneapolis.

Sherman was northbound on Industrial Street and had stopped for a red light at Crest View Drive before beginning a right turn onto Crest View, according to a press release from the Hudson Police Department.

The accident was reported to authorities at 9:33 a.m.

The press release says Johnson was attempting to cross Industrial Street from east to west and entered the crosswalk area at about the same time Sherman began to turn onto Crest View.

Johnson died at the scene.

He had a bicycle with him, but the police don’t know if he was riding it or walking with it when he was struck.

Hudson Police Lt. Paul Larson said Thursday morning that the Wisconsin State Patrol was called in to reconstruct the accident because it involved a commercial vehicle.

He said four state troopers had inspected the scene and would be issuing a detailed report.

Larson said he didn’t want to speculate about what part of the truck or trailer struck Johnson.

He said a witness who was in a vehicle on Crest View Drive approaching the intersection from the west saw the truck stopped at the red light. The witness also saw Johnson on the east side of Industrial just before the accident, but didn’t notice if he was on or off his bicycle.

The triple-axle truck, used to haul metal for recycling, was pulling a double-axle trailer.

David Johnson, in a call to the Star-Observer, said his son moved here from Missouri in December.

He said Kevin practiced bicycle safety and was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.

“It’s a tragic chain of events,” Police Lt. Larson said of the accident.

The police department is asking for anyone who witnessed the accident to call the department at (715) 386-4771.

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