On the above date at 4:23 p.m. the Washington County Sheriff was notified of a 2 vehicle head-on crash on Highway 164 south of County Road E, in the Township of Polk. Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the scene along with Lifestar Ambulance and Slinger Fire Department.
The first responding Deputy advised that one operator was pinned in his vehicle and was bleeding from the face.
Upon the arrival of EMS and Fire personnel, Flight for Life was summoned to the scene for that operator. Traffic on Highway 164 was shut down completely for an hour and a half while the patient was being treated and the investigation was taking place.
The investigation showed a northbound vehicle operated by a 16-year-old Town of West Bend man crossed over the centerline directly into the path of the southbound vehicle which was operated by a 27-year-old man from the Village of Mount Calvary (Fond Du Lac County. The 16-year-old operator and the 13-year-old passenger were transported via ambulance to St. Joseph’s Hospital and were released with minor injuries. The 27-year-old operator was transported via Flight for Life for his injuries.
Alcohol and speed do not appear to have been factors in the accident, but the investigation remains open at this time. There is no further information being released at this time.