INDEPENDENCE, Wis. — First-responders rescued a driver who was trapped inside his wrecked car after a head-on collision with a truck and semi-trailer on U.S. Highway 93 between Independence and Eleva. The driver, seriously hurt, was taken to a hospital. The trucker was unhurt. Without explanation, Trempealeau County Sheriff Brett Semingson declined to release names. The accident was about 2:50 a.m. Deputies said the car was southbound toward Independence and crossed the centerline on the sweeping curve near Linberg Road. U.S. 93, a trunk route linking LaCrosse and Eau Caire, was blocked several hours.
