An elderly woman was injured and transported by Flight for Life Thursday after the car she was driving was in an accident with a dump truck.
The accident occurred at 11:09 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 31 and Spring Street, according to a press release from the Mount Pleasant Police Department.
Officers say the woman, 78, of Racine, had visible injuries and was transported to Wheaton Franciscan St. Mary’s. She was later picked up by Flight for Life for treatment at Froedtert Hospital.
MPPD Sgt. Eric Relich in the press release said the woman’s condition was unknown.
The driver of the dump truck is a 52-year-old man from Kenosha. He was uninjured.
Troopers from Wisconsin State Patrol Traffic Reconstruction Unit reported that the dump truck was traveling westbound on Spring Street, and the car was traveling east when the driver attempted a left-hand turn onto northbound Highway 31.
The accident remains under investigation. Citations were not issued to either driver.