Grant County crash leads to injuries, citations

A two-vehicle accident occurred in Grant County causing injuries. Thursday morning (April 16) the Grant County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the accident involving an SUV and a semi hauling an enclosed trailer, on Highway 81, near the intersection of Cadwell Road, in Cassville Township. Deputies and Emergency Responders were dispatched to the scene.

When deputies arrived, they learned Kevin Bausch, 59 of Rural Cassville, was operating his semi on Highway 81, after turning east off of Cadwell Road. Chelsea Shea, age 44 also of rural Cassville, was also traveling east on Highway 81, in her vehicle.

Both vehicles were operating at speeds well under the posted speed limit, but the weather conditions caused a very heavy fog. Due to the fog, Shea did not see Bausch’s semi, and crashed into the back of the trailer, causing disabling damage to her SUV. Shea was transported by Cassville EMS to Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster, for non-life threatening injuries. A juvenile passenger in the SUV was not injured, and Bausch was also not injured.

Shea was issued citations for the operator not wearing a safety belt, and for her passenger not wearing a safety belt.