PLYMOUTH, Wis. (WFRV) – Multiple people were injured, including one fatally, following a crash in Sheboygan County on Friday afternoon after a driver reportedly failed to yield to oncoming traffic.
The Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office reported that a 911 call reported a two-vehicle crash around 3:47 p.m. on August 1 on State Highway 23 at Pleasant View Road in Plymouth.
A preliminary investigation indicated that an eastbound vehicle driven by a 45-year-old Sheboygan man was struck by a westbound vehicle attempting to turn south.
The westbound vehicle, driven by an 82-year-old woman and occupied by an 80-year-old man, both from Sheboygan, crashed into the 45-year-old’s vehicle, causing injuries to all three.
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The 45-year-old man sustained minor injuries; however, the 82-year-old woman sustained serious, non-life-threatening injuries. The 80-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries, from which he later died at the hospital.
Officers deemed that the woman failed to yield to oncoming traffic ahead of the turn; however, the investigation is ongoing.
