Woman dies in Trempealeau crash

The Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Department reported a Trempealeau woman died after her car collided with a truck that had crossed the centerline on State Road 35 in the town of Trempealeau last Thursday.

According to a press release sent by the Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Department, Monica Knepper, 57, died after the car she was driving was hit by a truck driven by Micah Harris, 39, of Trempealeau. The release said the preliminary investigation indicated that the truck had crossed the centerline, striking the passenger car head-on.

Harris had non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital. Knepper was pronounced dead at the scene. 

The sheriff’s department received a call reporting the crash, which occurred east of Bemis St., at approximately 4:43 a.m. on Thursday morning. The accident remains under investigation. 

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