(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
WHEATLAND, Wis. — A violent head-on crash Saturday morning on State Highway 83 left multiple people seriously injured, including two who were flown from the scene by medical helicopter after emergency crews encountered a chaotic and life-threatening situation.
The crash was reported at approximately 10:07 a.m. in the 5700 block of STH 83, prompting a large-scale response from Twin Lakes Fire/Rescue, along with the Town of Wheatland and Town of Randall fire departments.
When first responders arrived, they found a devastating scene. Two individuals were lying in the roadway, one person was trapped and pinned inside a severely damaged vehicle, and another vehicle was fully engulfed in flames.
Fire crews launched an intensive rescue effort to free the trapped patient, identified as a female, in what officials described as a complex extrication that took nearly an hour due to the extent of the damage.
Given the severity of the injuries, two Flight for Life helicopters were called to the scene. Both critically injured patients were airlifted to Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital in Milwaukee after receiving life-saving care, including blood transfusions, before transport. A third patient was taken by ambulance to Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha and was reported to be in stable condition.
The response brought a heavy deployment of emergency resources. Twin Lakes Fire/Rescue sent three paramedic ambulances and a squad unit, while Randall and Wheatland fire departments provided multiple engines, trucks, and support apparatus. Additional agencies, including Salem Lakes Fire Department and Richmond, Illinois Fire Protection District, were brought in to maintain emergency coverage in the area during the incident.
The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office also responded and is leading the ongoing investigation into the crash. Authorities have not released further details about the cause of the collision or the identities of those involved.
The incident remains under investigation.
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19 Responses
$100 says speed and reckless driving were factors.
KCSO doesn’t care about that stuff.
100$ says you are still in your underwear in a basement yelling at your mom for more pizza rolls.
That’s a bet you would lose.
You’re projecting.
Sorry, meant sweatpants. You don’t care about stuff like underwear.
Ma , hurry up !
All these small-weenie’d boys who don’t want the KSD to patrol because they will get taken in on warrants, assuming that people who prefer lawfulness are living in Mom’s basement eating pizza rolls.
Sorry, to disappoint you, but some of us have to work to pay for your baby mama’s WIC, Medicaid, and food stamps.
Definitely not living in my Mom’s basement. My husband prefers me without underwear, so you got that part right.
I don’t eat pizza rolls, I prefer foods that come from natural sources- veggies and meats. You are familiar with vegetables, right? They grow from the earth.
I’m voting Beller, because someone needs to actually enforce laws and do something for safety on Kenosha County roads.
this could be a vaxident “another driver with a medical emergency” heart attack, stroke
I’m so glad you took a guess at what happened
From Mexico! 😆🤡🙄
Covid plandemic. Enjoy your agonizing death
So hateful.
My we’ve come a long way from volunteer EMTs !!
Here’s hoping that all survive regardless of the circumstances.
Yes, it’s a recent development that I’ve been waiting for for decades.
People need to slow down and put their cell phones down when driving. I encounter it every time im out on the roads, it’s really scary when you see people looking down at their phones while driving on the interstate!
It’s called freedom. Deal with the consequences
Until you cause someones death from inattentive driving. Then you will be playing the victim.
Stop bullying
Its not bullying. Its the truth. I dont ride motorcycles anymore because of too many close calls and ALL were from people playing on their damn phones. Freedom has absolutely nothing to do with it. If you are driving, put the damn phone away. What if it cost the life of one of your loved ones?
That kind is spelled freedumb.