Tim Ryan tryan@wolfrivermedia.com
A 52-year-old Tigerton woman sustained substantial injuries Monday in a multi-vehicle crash that closed U.S. Highway 45 in the village for more than two hours.
According to the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department, a preliminary crash analysis indicates that a 2010 GMC Acadia being driven by a 16-year-old Tigerton boy and a 2016 Hyundai Elantra operated by the Tigerton woman were both southbound on U.S. Highway 45 just south of County Road M about 10:20 a.m.
It appears the GMC struck the Hyundai and pushed it into the path of a northbound semitractor-trailer unit, which overturned, the sheriff’s department said.
The woman was flown from the scene by the ThedaStar helicopter to receive treatment for substantial injuries.
The driver of the semi also received injuries from the crash.
No information was available on the condition of the driver of the GMC.
Sheriff’s deputies, Tigerton Police Department and Wisconsin State Patrol responded to the scene. The Tigerton Fire Department, Tigerton Ambulance Service and Wittenberg Ambulance Service all assisted at the scene of the crash, which remains under investigation.