On 10/5/2015 at approximately 5:52 p.m., the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office investigated a two vehicle personal injury accident in the 5000 block of 570th Avenue and south of West Bend. According to the accident investigation and statements received from the witnesses, a 1992 Kenworth Tractor/Semi pulling a 2004 Jet Grain Trailer, driven by 30 yr. old Mark Thomas Steier of Algona, was southbound in the 5000 block of 570th Avenue as was a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500, driven by 18 yr. old Luke Dean Nielsen of Gilmore City. As a result of the visibility of the gravel road dust, the Nielsen vehicle collided into the rear of the Steier trailer.
The collision caused the Nielsen vehicle to become disabled. The Nielsen vehicle was totaled in the accident. The Steier grain trailer sustained minor damage as a result of the accident. There were minor injuries as a result of the accident.
After completion of the accident investigation, Luke Dean Nielsen was issued a citation for following too close. The Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the West Bend Police Department and the West Bend Fire Department and Rescue Unit.
