Juvenile Passenger seriously injured in car-dump-truck crash in Clayton County

On October 28, 2026, at approximately 3:56 p.m., deputies with the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to Golden Avenue, north of 165th Street in rural Monona for a car-versus-dump-truck crash with injuries.

A preliminary investigation determined that a 2003 Western Star dump truck, operated by Kevin McKee, 61, of Monona, was traveling northbound on Golden Avenue. Mckee was slowing while signaling to turn east into a private driveway when the truck he was operating was struck from behind by a 2016 Ford Fiesta operated by Ashton Phillips, 18, of Farmersburg. Phillips’ juvenile front side passenger sustained serious injuries in the crash and was airlifted from the scene in serious condition. Phillips and McKee were uninjured in the crash.

The crash remains under investigation by the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office.

Assisting the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office at the scene were Monona Police Department, Farmersburg Fire Department, St. Olaf Fire Department, Farmersburg First Responders, MFL Ambulance Service, Gundersen Air 2, and Sautter’s Auto and Towing.