Trailer Hitch Breaks, Causing Jack-Knife On Highway

A truck and trailer were damaged after a trailer hitch broke, causing the truck and trailer to jack-knife shortly after Noon Saturday on County Highway F in Liberty Township. According to the Grant County Sheriff’s Department, 24 year old Derek Harris of Fennimore was pulling a trailer with a truck belonging to Pagel Services. The trailer hitch broke off of the truck. The safety chains kept the trailer in tow with the truck. However, the truck and trailer jackknifed in the middle of the highway. The truck and trailer had moderate damage and Harris was not injured. No other vehicles were involved. The truck and trailer were removed from the scene by Pagel’s Services.