Personal Injury Crash
Posted on 05/25/2025
Date: 05-25-2025
Case: Personal Injury Crash – 25-18658
Authority: Sgt Alexander Herriges
On Sunday, May 25, 2025, at 2:23 AM, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a two-vehicle crash on I-41 at Holy Hill Rd in the Village of Richfield. The incident was reported by both a passerby on the interstate and another subject that heard the crash from a business in the area. Deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and officers from Germantown Police Department were dispatched to the scene.
Responding law enforcement officers located a sedan with heavy damage stopped in traffic on the off ramp from I-41 southbound to Holy Hill Rd. The second vehicle was a large work van and was located overturned in the gore between the off ramp and the interstate. The operator and lone occupant of the sedan was out of the vehicle and had sustained only minor injuries. The operator of the overturned vehicle had walked to a local business for assistance. The front passenger of that vehicle had been ejected from the vehicle and sustained serious injuries.
The preliminary investigation on scene revealed that both vehicles were operating southbound on I-41 at the time of the crash. It appeared that the sedan had crossed into the lane occupied by the van and struck the van, causing it to lose control and overturn in the gore.
The outside lane of I-41 southbound at Holy Hill Rd was closed for over an hour and the off ramp was closed for approximately two-and-a-half hours to facilitate fire and rescue efforts and clean up. Fire and Rescue units responded from Richfield Fire Department and Germantown Fire Department.
No further information is being released at this time. The crash remains under investigation by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. Speed and impairment are believed to be factors in the crash.