Leader Staff
A multi-vehicle crash that seriously injured a Tigerton woman and closed U.S. Highway 45 in the village for more than two hours Monday remains under investigation, according to the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department.
Authorities had no additional information Tuesday.
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 a 52-year-old Tigerton woman were both southbound on U.S. Highway 45 just south of County Road M about 10:20 a.m.
The GMC rear-ended 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 received injuries that were not life-threatening.
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.