Woman, 47, Dead In Crash That Cut Her Car In Half: Cops

MOUNT PLEASANT, WI — A woman is dead after police say she was involved in a three-car accident that resulted in multiple injuries and the vehicle she was driving being cut in half.

Mount Pleasant police officers and South Shore fire department first responders were called to the intersection of Highway 11 and Cozy Acres Road just before 11 p.m. Thursday for a serious three-car accident.

Police say they found a woman trapped in a Mazda that had to be carefully pulled from the wreck. She was then rushed to the Froedert Trauma Center in Milwaukee with serious, but not life-threatening injuries.

According to police, officers then located the second vehicle: a Honda that was split in half. Police say they couldn't find its driver right away. Police say the third vehicle, a Dodge, had major front-end damage. The driver of the dodge was found, and treated at Ascension Hospital for minor injuries. Her two passengers were treated by South Shore and released, police said.

Officers began investigating, and found the driver of the Honda under the Dodge, deceased, police said. The Wisconsin State Patrol was contacted to conduct a Crash Reconstruction of the scene due to the severity of the injuries and the fatality.

According to police, the driver of the Honda was traveling east and crossed over into the Westbound lane, and then sideswiped the Mazda. Police said the Honda then lost control and was sheared in half by the Dodge also heading west.

Authorities said the driver of the Honda was a 47-year-old woman from Racine. Her name is currently being withheld until proper notification can be made to her family, police said.