West Bend box truck crash; 1 dead, 1 injured

A West Bend man was killed in a crash after his vehicle left the roadway, went airborne and crashed into a box truck.The crash happened near U.S. Highway 45 and Park Avenue at around 7:21 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24.FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or AndroidAccording to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a report of a vehicle on its roof and a box truck in the median. Upon arrival, a man was found on the ground next to the overturned vehicle being assisted by a Good Samaritan. According to a preliminary investigation, the driver of the vehicle was going west on Park Avenue when his vehicle left the roadway to the right, went through a fence and went airborne into an embankment. The vehicle hit a box truck that was merging onto U.S. Highway 45.The 45-year-old driver from West Bend was taken to a local hospital, where he later died of his injuries.The box truck driver, a 59-year-old Theresa man, was taken to another hos