Retention pond crash; truck driver may have had medical episode

Truck into Pleasant Prairie retention pond

Pleasant Prairie emergency crews were dispatched to the crash of a pickup truck into a retention pond late Friday morning, March 1.

PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. - Pleasant Prairie emergency crews were dispatched to the crash of a pickup truck into a retention pond late Friday morning, March 1.

Officials say around 11:40 a.m. Friday, the driver of a truck appeared to have had a medical episode – and crashed into the retention pond on Main Street between Highway 31 and Old Green Bay Road.

Police indicated the driver was able to climb out the side passenger window of the truck and swim to shore. The driver was taken to Froedtert Pleasant Prairie – and is expected to be OK.

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Fire crews in cold water suits were able to hook a chain onto the front tow hook, which enabled the tow company to attach their line and remove the vehicle.

No other injuries were reported.