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Motor vehicle accident causes $6,000 in damages

Posted: Thu, Feb 15, 2018 11:12 AM

The Decorah Police Department reports two vehicles were damaged in a motor vehicle accident last Thursday night.

The report says a tractor trailer driven by 49-year-old Robert Schmitt of Dickeyville, Wisconsin was stopped in the roadway on US Highway 52 South behind a vehicle turning onto Valley View Drive. 19-year-old Lee Kipp of Fort Atkinson struck the back of Schmitt's trailer causing an estimated $1,000 in damages to the trailer and an estimated $5,000 to Lee's 2010 Ford F150.  

No injuries were reported.  Lee was cited for Failure to Maintain Control - Failure to Reduce Speed.