CALEDONIA – A 54-year-old Caledonia man was seriously injured after being struck twice by vehicles at Six Mile Road near Beechnut Drive here Wednesday. The Caledonia Police Department (CPD) responded to the reported accident about 6:32 p.m. Police investigators learned that the man was walking westbound on the north side of Six Mile Road when […]
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1 Dead, 1 Injured In Early Morning Traffic Accident
By Bill Houston Caledonia, WI — A 36-year-old man is dead, a 38-year-old man hospitalized with serious injuries and an investigation is underway following an early morning traffic crash Nov. 1. The incident occurred just before 2 a.m. when a white VW Jetta traveling southbound on N. Green Bay Road near Louise Lane went off […]
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Sheriff: Speed contributed to one-car crash Sunday in Burlington
Shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday evening, Racine County Sheriff’s units were dispatched to the 33000 block of Yahnke Road in the town of Burlington for a report of a single-vehicle accident. The Racine County Communication Center (RCCC) was informed that the vehicle had struck a utility pole. Significant damage was reported to the vehicle. First […]
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Flight For Life adds ground transport service for Racine, Kenosha areas
After nearly 35 years of providing premier clinical care and transport, Flight For Life has launched an Advanced Life Support (ALS) and Critical Care ground ambulance service. With demand for ground transport services on the rise, especially in the ALS and critical care space, Flight For Life has added two ambulances and 36 new team […]
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15-Year-Old in Stable Condition After Hit/Run
A 15-year-old boy is in stable condition at Children’s Hospital after being struck by a car Friday night on Highway 31 near Castle Court. Mount Pleasant police Sergeant Jason Vaccaro said in a press release that officers and rescue from South Shore Fire Department were called at 9:20 p.m. Friday to the intersection of Highway […]
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Two Injured In I-94 Crash Involving Van And Semi
Two people were injured in a crash involving a van and a semi-tractor trailer that happened at 12:26 a.m. Wednesday on Interstate 94 just south of 27th Street. A 40-year-old Kenosha man was driving the semi eastbound on I-94 when the driver of a van crashed into the back of the semi. The driver of […]
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UPDATE: Union Grove Woman Arrested On Attempted Homicide Charge
UPDATE: A Union Grove woman is being held on $50,000 cash bond for attempted second-degree intentional homicide after she allegedly shot her husband early Tuesday morning. The Racine County Sheriff’s Department is still investigating the incident, which is being called a domestic situation that happened at 12:05 a.m. at an apartment building located at 1400 […]
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UPDATE: Man Dies Following Car Versus Garbage Truck Crash
A City of Racine employee has died following a car versus garbage truck crash that happened Wednesday morning on Washington Avenue at Oregon Street. Mark Gates, who worked for the City’s Public Works solid waste department, died Wednesday afternoon after he was struck by a speeding vehicle. He was collecting recyclables at the time of the crash, […]
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Two Injured In Caledonia Crash On 4 Mile Road
Two people were injured in a car versus truck crash that happened at about 4 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of 4 Mile and Nicholson roads. A man and a woman were driving a Lexus westbound on 4 Mile Road when they failed to yield for the stop sign and crashed into a truck. The driver of […]
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Child Struck by Car, Taken by Flight for Life
A young boy was hit by a car shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday the 200 block of Ohio Street near Westway Avenue just north of Lockwood Park. According to a press release from the Racine Police Department, a 7-year-old was struck by a car at 5:53 p.m. Sources tell Racine County Eye the child is a boy […]
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Police Investigating Overnight Stabbing
Racine police are investigating the stabbing of a 35-year-old victim. Officers were called at 12:50 a.m. for a report of a stabbing victim to Wheaton Franciscan St. Mary’s emergency room. When they arrived, they found a 35-year-old victim with multiple stab wounds. The victim was taken by Flight for Life to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee. […]
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Train Crash Victim In Critical Condition
A Mount Pleasant man remains in critical condition after he crashed the truck he was driving into a train at 11:35 p.m. Saturday on Highway K near Highway H in Franksville. Andrew Lawrence, 33, suffered from severe head trauma and was taken by a Flight for Life helicopter to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, according to officials […]
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Update: Man Dies After Drunk Driving Accident
Mount Pleasant police say the man seriously injured in a drunk driving accident earlier this week has died. MPPD Sgt. Jason Vaccaro said in a press release Friday that the man’s name is not being released until authorities can be sure his family is notified. The man was taken by Flight for Life Monday night […]
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Update: Fatal Accident Victims Identified
**Updated 1 p.m. Sept. 30 Mount Pleasant police Wednesday afternoon released the names of the husband and wife who were hit by a car Tuesday. Otto and Ulla Theuer, of Mount Pleasant, were struck by a car Tuesday afternoon just east of the intersection of Sunnyslope and Washington Avenue. Ulla passed away at the scene, and […]
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Woman Burned After Falling Into Firepit
A 57-year-old Mount Pleasant woman is recovering Sunday at Froedtert Hospital from burns she suffered after falling into a backyard firepit. Mount Pleasant police were called at 11:29 p.m. Saturday to a home in the 6700 block of Ptarmigan Road for a report of a woman who fell into a firepit made of landscaping bricks. When […]
