1 dead, 2 seriously injured following crash in Kenosha County
KENOSHA, Wis. - One person is dead and two others are seriously injured following a two-vehicle crash Tuesday night, March 23 in the Village of Bristol. It happened around 9:30 p.m. on Highway C near 136th Avenue.
According to the Kenosha County Sheriff's Office, the crash involved a Toyota Camry and a Ford Focus.
Upon further investigation, it was determined that two vehicles were traveling eastbound on CTH C. The rear vehicle, a Toyota Camry, passed the lead vehicle, a Saturn Vue, at a high rate of speed and lost control in the south shoulder.
The Toyota drove into the westbound lane of CTH C striking a westbound Ford Focus head-on.
The operator of the Toyota was identified as Troy Martin, a resident of Milwaukee. Martin was transported to St. Catherine's Hospital where he was later pronounced deceased.
The two occupants of the Ford Focus were also transported to local hospitals for serious injuries via ambulance.
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Speed appears to be a factor in the crash.
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