Walworth County crash; Town of Lyons woman killed, 2 others hurt

Walworth County Sheriff's Office

The Walworth County Sheriff's Office investigated on Tuesday, Dec. 16, a fatal crash in the Town of Sugar Creek.

Walworth County fatal crash

What we know:

The sheriff's office received a 911 call around 6:20 p.m. Tuesday about a head-on vehicle crash on County Road A, east of McCabe Road.

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Emergency personnel arrived to find two vehicles involved in the crash, with a total of three patients injured. Emergency medical care was provided at the scene, with three patients being transported. 

A preliminary investigation revealed that a vehicle driven by a 30-year-old man from Algonquin, Illinois, was traveling westbound on County Road A when it crossed the centerline and struck a vehicle traveling eastbound. 

The vehicle traveling eastbound was occupied by a 68-year-old female driver from the Town of Lyons and a 74-year-old female passenger from Elkhorn. 

Both drivers were transported to hospitals by helicopter. The female passenger was transported by ambulance.

The 68-year-old female driver was pronounced deceased at a local area hospital at 9:24 p.m. by the Winnebago County Coroner’s Office.

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Names are being withheld at this time pending notification of next of kin.

The Source: Information in this post was provided by the Walworth County Sheriff's Office. 

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