Sheboygan County crashes: Heavy fog, 17 vehicles involved
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Heavy fog played a role in a multi-vehicle crash in Sheboygan County on Thursday, Aug. 7.
SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, Wis. - Seventeen vehicles were involved in a series of Sheboygan County crashes on Thursday morning, Aug. 7.
Local perspective:
Sheboygan County deputies were first called just after 7:30 a.m. There were numerous 911 reports of multiple vehicles crashing in the town of Sheboygan Falls.
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As deputies arrived, they determined there were at least nine vehicles involved in a crash on State Highway 23 eastbound at Sunset Road.
An investigation determined a 79-year-old Sheboygan woman made a U-turn at WIS-23 and Sunset in front of another vehicle. Both of those vehicles became disabled due to damage in the eastbound lanes of WIS-23, causing a chain-reaction crash with five more vehicles.
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A 37-year-old woman from Glenbeulah involved in the chain-reaction crash was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. Two kids in her car were also hospitalized with minor injuries. A 22-year-old man in another vehicle was also taken to a hospital.
The 79-year-old driver who initiated the crash was cited for failure to yield right of way, causing injury, according to the sheriff's office.
As crews began to close the scene down and redirect traffic, another two-vehicle accident occurred west of the initial crash scene with no injuries.
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There was then another eight-vehicle accident on WIS-23 near Bridgewood Road, also in the town of Sheboygan Falls. Two people there were taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
The sheriff's office said fog was the overriding factor in the initial crash, and the subsequent crashes involved vehicles slowing down due to the primary accident.
The Wisconsin State Patrol is investigating the crashes. The area was closed for nearly five hours.
The Source: The information in this post was provided by the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office.