COTTAGE GROVE -- A 17-year-old girl from Shorewood died in a crash involving three vehicles on I-94 eastbound near Cottage Grove Sunday morning, March 31. Four others were hurt -- one suffering life-threatening injuries.
It happened just after 11 a.m.
Officials with the Wisconsin State Patrol said a preliminary investigation revealed a Ford Focus and Honda Pilot headed westbound lost control. The Honda Pilot went through the median and crashed into a Toyota Highlander, headed eastbound.
The 17-year-old girl who died at the hospital was a passenger in the Highlander. A second 17-year-old girl from Shorewood, who was a passenger, suffered life-threatening injuries. A third passenger, a 23-year-old woman from Manitowoc, and the driver, a 23-year-old man from Shorewood, suffered injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
A 23-year-old Hartland man was driving the Ford Focus and wasn't hurt.
A 42-year-old Madison man was driving the Honda Pilot and suffered injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
The three drivers and two passengers were all taken to hospitals.
Two lanes were blocked for more than three hours during the investigation.
Bryan Davis, Superintendent of Shorewood School District issued the following statement on this case on Monday, April 1